Stately homes cost a princely sum to run. Owners find inventive ways ... But, over the past two centuries, thousands of country houses have been torn down. “There were almost 5,000 mansions ...

The 10-bed manor house itself is Grade II* listed according to website British Listed Buildings, with the extra level of star awarded because it is an important early 19th century country house ...

Melcombe House, in King Street in Weymouth, was described as being in "a poor state of repair" A run-down building in Weymouth town centre previously used as a hostel and a pub will be converted ...

A run down street in a former mining village could ... the terraced streets in Horden by addressing the number of empty homes, the high number of private landlords and supporting those with ...