Snooping around – in pictures

In the country: Welton le Marsh, Lincolnshire. This is a sizable farmhouse near Spilsby. For £440,000 you get five bedrooms, four receptions, with outbuildings and two acres in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Georgian features abound. The outbuildings include a barn, workshop and shed. There is a paddock suitable for a pony. A public right of way runs across one boundary.
Robert Bell & Company Photograph: Robert Bell & Company

Wreck of the week: Meeth, Devon. This three-bedroom cottage near Okehampton is going up for auction on 16 April. Starting price is £150,000, largely because the condition is pretty derelict inside and out. However, it is a cheap way to buy coveted Devon thatch. The drawback is that a large, unsightly timber merchant operates from adjacent land.
Auction House Photograph: Auction House

Around town: Kaleidoscope, Cambridge. This development, laid out around a series of courtyards in Fitzwilliam Road, is close to the botanic gardens and a short walk from the city centre. Unfortunately, Cambridge’s allure means the high starting price of £300,000 buys only one bedroom.
Crest Nicholson Photograph: Crest Nicholson

Surreal estate: Son Vida above Palma, Majorca. Chameleon House, a 10-bedroom villa in the hills of an exclusive golfing suburb, lives up to its name. Special LED technology can be programmed to change the colours of the house and grounds to suit the owner’s mood. The hi-tech, energy-efficient villa has three buildings – the main house, the pool, wellness and fitness centre, and the guest house – set on a plot of almost 6,500 sq m (1.6 acres). A breathtaking property on offer for the breathtaking price of around €40m.
Mallorca Sotheby’s International Realty
Photograph: Benjamin Antony Monn/Chamäleon/apm Mallorca