Snooping around: Rural, urban or renovation

In the country: Argyll. Down a private lane near Tynloan, Tarbet, in the Loch Lomond national park sits this cottage. Inside are wooden floors and exposed stone walls, while outside is a third of an acre and rugged views. Neighbours currently have vehicular access across the rear drive. Cost: £185,000.
Strutt & Parker, 0141 225 3880 Photograph: Strutt & Parker

In town: London. This two-bedder on Peckham Road is in a segment of an old piano factory, flooded with light from double-height windows. It has a study-sized mezzanine and a huge living/kitchen area, while both bedrooms are en suite. It’s a shame there is no outside space. Yours for £409,950.
Wooster & Stock, 020 7708 6700 Photograph: Wooster & Stock

Wreck of the week: West Sussex. Externally, this £385,000 three-bed bungalow is never going to be a looker, while internally there are a few big cracks and a lot of tired fittings – about £100,000 should smarten it up. But it is spacious with a large reception opening into a garden room overlooking a big garden. It’s tucked nicely away down a cul de sac just outside Heatherwood, Midhurst.
Jackson-Stops and Staff, 01730 812357 Photograph: Jackson-Stops and Staff

Dream home: Dumfriesshire. Arbigland House in Kirkbean has seven bedrooms, five receptions and four bathrooms. It is a refurbished Georgian country house set above the coast of the Solway Firth with magnificent gardens and sea views from all the main windows. It has a classical Georgian entrance façade with a central pediment above Ionic pillars, stone urns on the roof and decorative stone detail. Offers in excess of £2,000,000 will be considered.
Savills, 0843 283 0836 Photograph: Savills