Snooping around – in pictures

Wreck of the week: Kinross-shire. This 220 square metre detached house in Dalqueich, near Kinross, is possibly terminal. It is a shell within and pretty bruised without. Yours for £185,000, you get more than 13 acres of unspoilt land with views to Loch Leven. However, you’ll have to prove to the council that restoration is impossible if you want to start anew.
Savills, 01738 477525 Photograph: Savills

In town: Hampshire. This listed three-bed house in Lymington is yours for £455,000. You can see the river from the first floor and it’s a stroll from the centre of this pretty New Forest town. It’s a shame the car must lodge in a public car park down the road.
John D Wood, 01590 677233
Photograph: John D Wood

In the country: Cornwall. This former inn is in Halton Quay at St Dominick on the banks of the Tamar, and comes with a boathouse and mooring. A bridge across the garden stream leads to a private acre of meadow. It’s a shame the third bedroom is so small, and you can only see the river from the top floor, but there are at least quaint period trimmings throughout. Cost: £495,000.
Knight Frank, 01392 848842
Photograph: Knight Frank

Dream home: Kent. Believed to date back to the 17th century, this pretty Grade II-listed house in Chipstead has period features in abundance: exposed timbers, multi-paned windows and high ceilings to name a few. Besides the four bedrooms and dressing room, it boasts a drawing room, study and a boot room. There's even a wine store in the (courtyard) garden. Cost: £799,950.
Chesterton Humberts: 01732 741212 Photograph: Chesterton Humberts