Three homes with land appeal
As is the nature of the property market nowadays, both of the do-ups with land I'm about to show you have looming deadlines. My first pick is this rundown two-bedroom Cumbrian farmhouse with banks of stone outbuildings and over 33 acres to play with. While pricier than my usual Wreck picks at offers over £350k, it's pretty reasonable given the size of the plot and the absolutely stunning location. Nixonstown (what a name!) is three miles form Roadhead and 20 from Carlisle and a few miles more form the Scottish border or the West Cumbrian beaches. If what you're looking for is rural peace and lifetime project, this is it. There are two reception rooms, kitchen and bathroom downstairs and two good-size bedrooms upstairs. Outside, the house and outbuildings line up either side of a courtyard and wrapped around them are seven fields; three of them over seven acres. The land itself is classed as Grade 4 - poor quality agricultural - so grazing rather than growing. Or, if you...