Snooping around: Rural, urban or renovation

Wreck of the week: London. This five-bed three-reception Edwardian terrace in SW19 is aesthetically weary – £30,000 should fix it. It's close to Wimbledon town centre and still has period features – updated with a converted loft it would be worth about £1.1m. As it stands it's yours for £875,000. There is only on-street parking.
Winkworth, 020 8946 2930 Photograph: Winkworth

In the country: Dorset. Located in Cheselbourne near Dorchester, this boasts misleading vintage charms. It's only actually six years old and replete with all mod cons. A garden room absorbs the idyllic view and a stream borders the garden. Some of the ceilings are a little low. Cost: £435,000.
Jackson-Stops & Staff, 01284 700535 Photograph: Jackson-Stops & Staff

In town: Kent. This smart, bright duplex in Canterbury is just a short walk from the cathedral. Up a spiral staircase both bedrooms have en suites. Beware the security gates which open on to a busy A road. Yours for £325,000.
Wooster & Stock, 020 7708 6700 Photograph: Wooster & Stock

Overseas: Indonesia. Bintan is the largest of about 3,000 islands in the Riau archipelago, a short boat trip from Singapore. The Banyan Tree Residences consists of 28 detached one- and two-bed villas, a Greg Norman 18-hole golf course, tennis courts, spa, beach, and rock-edge swimming pools. The agent claims investors will receive an annual return of 6% and enjoy 60 days of complimentary use every year.
Cluttons Resorts, 020 7584 3050 Photograph: Cluttons Resorts

Overseas: Italy. This three-bed stone farmhouse sits next to an historic church and monastery on the hillside above the hamlet of Bovara near Trevi in central Umbria. There are long views westward over the Vale of Umbria to Montefalco, north to Trevi and Assisi, and south to Spoleto. The buttressed walls suggest it dates back to the same period as the monastery. As well as three double bedrooms and two bathrooms it has a vaulted ceiling, an open fireplace and a partially covered terrace paved with terracotta tiles. You also get your own olive tree orchard and a swimming pool. Cost: €495,000 (£413,000).
Cluttons Italy, 00 39 075 8450100
Photograph: Cluttons Italy