This time it’s the Killearn Loch House Grand Design that’s up for grabs. From memory it’s got a lovely cantilevered staircase, and as the owner you have the ability to raise and lower the water level of the loch so that you’ll never be flooded.

Savills are listing it at £1.9million. I happen to know that this is my mum’s all-time favourite Grand Design, but she won’t be getting it for Christmas…

For more on the sale, check out the Primelocation Blog.

Like this Grand Design? Loathe it? Let us know by leaving your comments below…

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As far as I’m aware none of these houses have actually appeared in any films or TV shows, but they look like they could have. Click on the images to see the full listings, with lots more pictures. read more

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Seems the curved house in Clapham is up for grabs… FindaProperty have all the info over on their blog.

For the episode guide, click here.

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This week, our insatiable hunger for property porn led us to contemporary coastal homes. The collection below brings together some of the finest modern mansions the UK housing market has to offer, and they’re all perched atop cliffs, overlooking harbours or a stone’s throw from the beach.

Click on the photos to see the full listings, complete with lots more pics for you to drool over. All properties were found using the 4Homes Property Search. read more

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Stories emerged this week that cash-rich Manchester City’s new signings are locked in a bidding war over Cristiano Ronaldo’s Cheshire mansion. Since only one of Toure, Adebayor, Tevez, Santa Cruz and my own former hero Gareth Barry will end up with the keys to ‘Gold Trafford,’ here’s some equally opulent properties in the area, fit for the Premier League’s new elite. They were all found using the 4Homes Property Search. read more

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Following this week’s Property Snakes & Ladders in which Sarah oversaw the Tavistock railway station renovation, the team over at FindAProperty have dug out some similar properties that might be of interest.

In fact, they’ve gone a stage further. If living in a station isn’t enough to satisfy the suppressed trainspotter within you, they’ve found a couple of railway carriages that have been turned into holiday homes. read more

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As a native Brummie, the notion of living near water evokes pangs of romanticism presumably felt in coast-dwellers when they imagine living in the shadow of Spaghetti Junction. Or perhaps not. For me, the only thing better than residing close to the lapping sounds of the waves would be living in an old, characterful period property a stone’s throw from whitetops and weather-beaten beaches.

Following a quick play around with the 4Homes Property Search, here’s five fab houses that are both within touching distance of a river, estuary or the sea, and come with the prestige (or potential headache) of a Grade II listing. Just click on the photos to see the full listing, complete with more photos and info. read more

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Earlier in the week a friendly and obviously gifted architect by the name of Guz Wilkinson emailed me. He’s a Brit based in Singapore, and has been cursed with the unenviable task of travelling across the globe, designing and building beautiful eco houses. Tough life, no?

One look at his work was enough to have me drooling all over the 4Homes office.

If you’d like to contact Guz, or just peruse more photos of his eye-popping work, you can do so at www.guzarchitects.com

Like Guz’s designs? Are you building an eco house? Please leave your comments below…

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This week, elderly couple Brian and Joan Caswell hit the headlines after they scooped around £25million on the Euromillions prize draw. Brian, a keen gardener, pledged to pay someone to teach him how to grow carrots, having tried and failed himself for years. read more

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