Simon Lee
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30 years on: from a dull bungalow to a fairytale 'Venetian' palace
Inspired by Renaissance Venice, this amazing house also has a sunken garden set in the ruins of an abbey that never existed...
By Simon Lee
31 Aug 2017
Homes & Property
Caribbean island listed for sale for the price of a Knightsbridge flat
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...
By Simon Lee
2 Jun 2017
Homes & Property
Huge mansion near St Andrews for sale with practice green and bunker
£1.25m country pile also has a billiard room, tennis court and paddock.
By Simon Lee
17 Mar 2017
Homes & Property
Peak District eco house so efficient the owners don't pay bills
Couple began £1m project with no mortgage and no budget and were so short of cash they were left with bare breezeblock walls...
By Simon Lee
18 Oct 2017
Homes & Property
Six-bedroom manor house with private train platform for sale
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...
By Simon Lee
20 Apr 2017
Homes & Property
Rare hobbit-style earth house hidden in a hillside is for sale
Built in 1975, this magnificent earth house with a Hobbit-like entrance tunnel has been carved into a hillside in the Upper Holme Valley.
22 Jul 2016
Luxury12 Mar 2020
Inside the hobbit-style home hidden in a Peak District hillside
Built in 1975, this magnificent earth house with a Hobbit-like entrance tunnel has been carved into a hillside in the Upper Holme Valley.
Homes & Property
Dull bungalow in Staines turned into a £4m fairytale 'Venetian palace'
Inspired by Renaissance Venice, this amazing house also has a sunken garden set in the ruins of an abbey that never existed...
By Simon Lee
23 Oct 2017
Homes & Property
Somerset 'coiled snake house' leaves Kevin McCloud lost for words
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?
By Simon Lee
11 Oct 2017
Homes & Property
'Insane' dairy conversion in Herne Hill is latest Grand Designs home
What happens when a pair of designers inspired by the elegantly crumbling mansion flats of Paris take on a derelict yard in Herne Hill?
By Simon Lee
4 Oct 2017
Homes & Property
Fascinating Grand Designs episode follows nightmare east London build
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?
By Simon Lee
25 Oct 2017
Homes & Property
Extraordinary chalet home with indoor heated beach is for sale
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
By Simon Lee
12 Jan 2018
Homes & Property
Steve Coogan's grand Brighton retreat for sale for £3.25m
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
By Simon Lee
22 Jun 2017
Homes & Property
Extraordinary hobbit-style dome house is latest star of Grand Designs
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
By Simon Lee
1 Nov 2017
Homes & Property
Grand Scottish mansion listed for sale with (almost) all you can see
Thousands of square feet, seven acres of ground and all the furniture... yours for £2.5m
By Simon Lee
26 Jan 2018
Homes & Property
Bond-style home planned for secret site where D-Day scientists plotted
Overlooking Tantallon Castle, the clifftop property has spectacular views and potential to be turned into an awe-inspiring modern home.
By Simon Lee
22 Jul 2019
Homes & Property
A fairytale ending: Old School House looks good enough to eat
Straight out of a children's book of stories, this house epitomises the dream of a glorious Victorian country mansion.
By Simon Lee
29 Jul 2016
Homes & Property
Lancashire castle home for sale that comes with a lordship
The Jane Eyre author and art critic John Ruskin were among famous visitors to the property, nestled between the Lake District and the the Yorkshire Dales.
18 Jun 2019
Luxury18 Jun 2019
Lancashire castle home for sale that comes with a lordship
The Jane Eyre author and art critic John Ruskin were among famous visitors to the property, nestled between the Lake District and the the Yorkshire Dales.
Homes & Property
Bond-style home planned for secret site where D-Day scientists plotted
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.
By Simon Lee
14 Nov 2017