Sandy beaches, a swimming pool and plenty of room for all your friends and hangers on, all for the price of a prime west London flat...

£1.25m country pile also has a billiard room, tennis court and paddock.

Couple began £1m project with no mortgage and no budget and were so short of cash they were left with bare breezeblock walls...

For the price of a Walthamstow terrace house, this six-bedroom mansion makes commuting a breeze — just stick out your arm and the train will stop for you...

Inspired by Renaissance Venice, this amazing house also has a sunken garden set in the ruins of an abbey that never existed...

An ammonite inspired a couple to create a truly unique house — but just how difficult was it to build a home with not a single straight line?

What happens when a pair of designers inspired by the elegantly crumbling mansion flats of Paris take on a derelict yard in Herne Hill?

A simple plan to own the smallest two-bedroom house in London on a £160k budget is beset by disaster and goes massively over budget. Is the result worth it?

Imported from Switzerland 135 years ago, this Thames-side chalet has had millions spent on it to turn it into the ultimate home for entertaining

Seven-bedroom 17th-century home provides seclusion behind its walled gardens and even has a cottage to let you keep guests at arm's length 

A breathtaking masterpiece has been created for £100k in the middle of the Herefordshire countryside by a couple who understandably never want to finish it

Thousands of square feet, seven acres of ground and all the furniture... yours for £2.5m

Overlooking Tantallon Castle, the clifftop property has spectacular views and potential to be turned into an awe-inspiring modern home.

Straight out of a children's book of stories, this house epitomises the dream of a glorious Victorian country mansion.

The spot where scientists plotted to trick the Nazis over the D-Day landings is for sale with planning permission for a stunning 10-bedroom double villa.

Dick Strawbridge and Angel Adoree are showing us how it's done on Channel 4, but do you have what it takes to give chateau life a shot?

Escape the capital with a handful of Napoleonic fortresses fitted out with luxury accommodation and even a private pub and cabaret bar

As the new series of Grand Designs is set to begin on Wednesday, September 19th, we look back on the best projects from the 2017 series. 

The smallest home in London and the largest snake in Somerset were just some of the amazing homes - and heartstopping stories - revealed by Kevin McCloud