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From a country house in Deià to a Grade II-listed property in Kent
From flood-risk design solutions to the future of Venice, FT writers look at the lure of homes on beaches, rivers and canals
Architects and city planners around the world face the difficult choice of defend, adapt or abandon
The area’s green spaces just 20 minutes from the West End helped boost house prices amid the pandemic
With the tourists gone, residents are being lured back to the city by falling rental prices
The Riviera Maya is popular with visitors from North America, but the rapid development of new condos is helping property buyers negotiate discounts
Atmospherically evoked by Hilary Mantel in ‘Wolf Hall’, the domestic world of Henry VIII’s arch-fixer offers an escape from lockdown tedium
Prime properties for recharging your vehicle’s battery
Affluent buyers created growing demand at the Canadian resort while local renters face rising prices
From a villa overlooking the Adriatic in Croatia to a terraced Victorian house in London
A material once intended to be hidden is now appreciated for its rough texture
Curl up with a book or write your own at a prime property with a literary connection
Former buildings include a carriage house in New York and a treatment station in the French Riviera
The pandemic sparked an exodus and a sharp drop in rental prices, but recently sales have increased
From cushions and rugs to chairs and lampshades, sumptuous interiors that echo nature’s reawakening
Prime property with statement steps and beautiful balustrades
The pandemic has increased the longtime allure of this spacious, well-heeled London suburb
The pandemic has caused visitors to stay away too, pushing rentals and sales down
From traditional over-ear cans to waterproof earbuds, the audio tech to suit your lifestyle
Houses offering a slower pace of life within easy reach of city centres
Inner-city rents have fallen sharply since the start of the pandemic, but house prices on the Mornington Peninsula are rising
Louisa May Alcott’s coming-of-age tale stirs up a desire for velvety reading nooks and a writer’s attic bathed in dusty light
Avoid family lockdown tension in these prime properties offering a room of one’s own
The pandemic motivated buyers to move away from downtown areas into the outskirts — but price growth still lags other US cities
An estimated 700,000 foreign-born residents have left the city since the Covid-19 outbreak — how will this affect rental and sale prices?
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