Sarah Devine
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What is it? A stunning five-bedroom main-door apartment designed by renowned architect Hugh Cairncross in 1807. The home has been fully renovated but retains opulent Georgian period features and charm.

Property: Millionaire’s Row guide for movers

Sarah Devine declares Hume is where the heart is after surveying this magnificent 18th-Century mansion turned modern family home enveloped in a rolling rural landscape

An 18th-Century mansion turned modern family home

1 Cheylesmore at 67 Dirleton Avenue benefits from beautiful views over to the coast and is surrounded by almost an acre of well-maintained gardens.

Prestige property: secure a slice of Arts and Crafts grandeur

​What is it? A magnificent six-bedroom home, built on the site of a former croft and mill, which enjoys great views over the Cairngorms National Park in an extremely private plot, with no other properties to be seen from its grounds.

Property: Three homes set in premium parklife

​What is it? Three-bedroom upper-duplex apartment set in a grand sandstone villa. Ornate period features abound in the 2,300 sq-ft home, which has been decorated to an exceptional standard.

Three properties currently for sale in Glasgow's most popular area

Easter Campsie is a former Victorian farmhouse, believed to date to 1850, and while its exterior is very much traditional in its aesthetic, inside is a unique and delightful blend of timber, stone, and glass.

Farmhouse converted into a quirky family home with swimming pool

What is it? A B-listed 18th-century Georgian country home that has been extensively refurbished and boasts a first-floor self contained apartment, all set within an impressive 95 acres of grounds.

A trio of properties which stand the test of time

30 Raeburn Place, Stockbridge

Stockbridge townhouse built for the artist Sir Henry Raeburn

​Bishops Wells, Craighouse, Isle of Jura. Offers over £565,000

Escape the mainland with three spectacular Scottish island homes

Number 3 St Margaret’s Road is a substantial seven-bedroom detached home there and has been lovingly transformed by its current owners, Jessica and Aaron Ross, both writers who have enjoyed living at the house with their ten children.

Edinburgh home with something for the whole family to love 

What is it? A B-listed four-bedroom yellow dwelling built in the 16th-Century that has been beautifully renovated in recent times. It is thought to be one of the oldest houses in the town and was originally constructed as an address for a French ambassador.

Property: three traditional terraced homes in pretty shades

Dumgoyne is a magnificent five-bedroom home in one of Milngavie’s most highly sought-after addresses, but found itself very desirable during the Second World War, when it was enlisted as a look-out station due to its uninterrupted views over Glasgow and its surrounds.

Prestige Property: Commanding address urges a move west

The five-bedroom detached villa dates back to 1912 and has only had four owners, the most recent being Janice and Tom Wallace, who have enjoyed raising their daughter and two sons there after buying the home in 2001. “We fell in love with the location, just a five- minute walk from the train station, the village and the countryside,” Janice recalls. “It was a well used family home that is full of character.”

Home with bar hits the market

This six-bedroom house dates back to 1937 but was fully renovated in 2017 and has spectacular views over Loch Feochan.

Six spectacular homes with commanding views of river, sea and sky

Interior showhome at Plot 3 at Kelvin Properties 67 St Bernards development in Edinburgh. Image: Chris Humphries

First look inside showhome at highly sought-after property development

​The Manor House, Belhaven, Dunbar

The Manor House is an assured fine family home

Kelly Castle, Arbirlot, Arbroath. Offers over £2.3m. What is it? A striking fortified tower house, which mostly dates from the 16th Century and was lovingly restored by its current owners in 2009. The offering benefits from the addition of a two-bedroom estate manager’s apartment.

A trio of old properties radically restored

The Hermitage, Colvend, Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway. Offers over £1.6m

A grand Solway Firth new-build surrounded by spectacular scenery

What is it? A five-bedroom townhouse set over four storeys in the 3.5-acre grounds of the newly-renovated former Royal Blind School, which dates back to 1835.

Properties for sale across the Capital

Prestige property: Former farmhouse cultivates interest

What is it? Once a humble rustic shepherd’s cottage, Blackhouse has been radically renovated to present a spectacular seven-bedroom family home with a striking glass atrium boasting splendid views across the Yarrow Valley countryside.

Country homes with modern additions