MPH 2008

An ultramodern beach house

This seaside home wouldn’t look out of place in Malibu - but does it suit sleepy Bexhill?

Angel of the north

Ripon is trying to reinvent itself - and it’s turned to Andrew Ashenden who transformed Marylebone

Property slump finally hits the baby boomers?

The lucky generation’s plans to sell up and cash in are coming unstuck - but they have some innovative solutions

Is it worth it?

Apple Tree Barn, Lincolnshire, £130,000

Sell your home in secret

Why are more and more vendors trying to shift houses on the quiet? Our writer goes ‘off market’ to find out

Is it the end of gazundering?

Cluttons, the estate agents, give vunerable house sellers a lifeline

Pocket yourself a starter home

An affordable housing group in London is helping twenty and thirtysomethings to get on the property ladder

A Russian bling pad in Kensington

Rich Russians will love this historic £9 million penthouse by the Albert Hall

Desperate seller offers rent now, buy later plan

The buyer pays rent and monthly instalments that build up a deposit to purchase the home with a mortgage

The lush seaside homes of Penarth and Barry

The twin towns of Penarth and Barry - the home of Gavin and Stacey - are close but far from identical

Super-prime houses finally feel the chill

The very wealthy are showing a new determination to strike hard property bargains

Interior design demands of Russian property buyers

A home cinema, private gallery, topiary - what Russian buyers want, they get. And where they lead, others will follow

The £100,000 beach hut

The humble beach hut has grown into a luxury bolthole. So where are they and what's the allure for big spenders?

Is it worth it? Bothy, Midmar, Aberdeenshire, £95,000 o/o

Brighton really does rock

What’s more sickening than the people who sing Brighton’s praises? The fact they’re absolutely right

Is it worth it?

The Old School, Caeathro, Gwynedd, £225,000

Rooftop living

The architect, Richard Rogers’s son Zad, had to go up on the roof to build his family a dream house

Meadow Court in Wiltshire is up for sale for £2.95 million

This Queen Anne house is only six miles off the M4 and an hour from the nearest station to Paddington

Row of period houses for sale on Hove seafront

Just as buses arrive several at a time, eight family homes have come up for sale at once in Holland Road

For sale: £15 million Georgian townhouse for sale in Bedford Square

Is the £3.5 million renovation of this house in Central London a gamble too far in this market?