Property

Luxurious living is on the up as sales of million pound homes in England and Wales rose to lofty new heights last year.

Kitchen looking a bit dated? Sick of seventies avocado-green cupboards, itching for something a little more fresh? Gone are the days when you have to consider getting a full refit just to revamp your kitchen.

Wensleydale: 2 Station Cottages, Masham

Price: £310,000

At three o’clock on Saturday afternoon, 30 men from England and Argentina will run onto a field near London to chase an oval ball around for 80 minutes – watched by as many as 82,000 spectators.

This straw bale self-build is one of a long line of achievements for young craftsman Sam Atkinson. Sharon Dale reports.

Autumn’s chill is here so we look at how to build and light the perfect fire and what to do if you don’t have the time. Sharon Dale reports.

Thanks to help from the professionals a couple have made this stunning contemporary addition to a period property, Sharon Dale reports. Pictures by Tony Johnson.

It took almost two years to get planning for this contemporary self-build but it was well worth the wait. Sharon Dale reports. Photos by Jeremy Phillips.

For 60 years it was the perfect lookout, over the green flanks of a golf course, to the white cliffs of Flamborough and the North Sea beyond.

The budget may bring stamp duty changes and funding for new homes but will it fix the housing market? Yorkshire experts give the chancellor their advice. Sharon Dale reports.

Delightful location close to Newmillerdam Country Park

Printmaker Andrew Dalton’s live/work home in Thirsk is testament to his love of art. Sharon Dale reports. Pictures by Gary Longbottom.

A house inspired by Yorkshire’s award-winning modernist masterpiece Farnley Hey is for sale and looks as fresh now as it did in the 1950s. Sharon Dale reports.

The Shepherd’s Hut, Meltham

Guide price: £50,000

What’s the connection between a Yorkshireman who makes instruments from upcycled tins and table legs and Donald Trump? Sharon Dale reports. Pictures by Tony Johnson.

Situated on a corner plot within the popular residential location of Overton

Nearly two thirds of private renters believe they will never be able to afford a property of their own, a report out today says.

A spacious, characterful and beautifully appointed family house with four double bedrooms and spectacular far reaching views.

A substantial and individual family home, occupying an elevated position nestled into the hillside and tucked away in a particularly private spot. Thoughtfully created from a row of four properties, this large family house is finished to an excellent standard with an impressive level of attention to detail.