Old and new

Historic home: Perthshire. You’ll have to get your skates on if you want to make an offer on this idyllic cottage on the south side of Loch Tay: tomorrow is the closing date for offers. Pier Cottage in Aberfeldy was built around 1882 as a pier man’s home in conjunction with the Loch Tay Steamship Company. It has since been extensively modernised and for the past 17 years has been let as a two-bed holiday home with an annual turnover of more than £15,000. It has a guide price of £280,000.
CKD Galbraith, 0131 240 6968 Photograph: CKD Galbraith

Historic home: Norfolk. The Old Smithy in Great Walsingham has been cleverly converted to provide three bedrooms and three bathrooms, a decent-sized sitting room and kitchen, lovely exposed brickwork and timbers, and a cast iron wood-burning stove. On the negative side, two of the bedrooms are small with room for just single beds, and there is no garden. On the market for £249,950.
Sowerbys, 01328 711711 Photograph: Picasa 3.0/Sowerbys

New build: Essex. While £43,650 is on the pricey side for a prefabricated home, this attractive two-bedder in Haven Village, Brightlingsea, includes all the things you would need for your holiday by the sea: the kitchen-diner includes a washing machine, cooker and fridge-freezer, and there is a duel aspect balcony. But despite the property having gas central heating, the terms of ownership require you to leave it vacant from the end of November to the end of March.
Bairstow Eves, 01206 304061 Photograph: Bairstow Eves

New build: Worcestershire. The modern churchlike design of this three-bedder in Pershore allows for a double-height living area incorporating kitchen, dining room and sitting room, while a second sitting area or study has been made in a galleried area overlooking this huge space. But the feature with the real “wow factor” is the master bedroom, which includes a walk-in wardrobe, a dressing area and a stunning en suite. The garden is as yet untouched – a blank canvas for the Diarmuid Gavins among you. Cost: £500,000.
RA Bennett Countrywide, 0843 4709 445 Photograph: RA Bennett Countrywide

Overseas: America. Live life like a Trump in this two-bed suite available through the Starwood Residence Club, a fractional ownership scheme which gives you a fixed week in the St Regis hotel on New York’s East 55th Street, plus up to 42 additional days a year either here or at the St Regis in Aspen or at the Phoenician in Scottsdale, Arizona. You can enjoy spas, fitness centres, a twice-daily maid and 24-hour butler service. Yours for £297,400.
Savills International, 020 7016 3740 Photograph: Savills International