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Welcome to our weekly property digest, where we bring together the best homes for sale and rent worldwide. This week, we have a Georgian hall in the UK’s Lincolnshire and a minimalist jungle hideout in Mexico’s Tulum, among our discoveries.
A historic live/work space in Antwerp
4 bedrooms; 398 sqm; €925,000 via Sotheby’s International Realty Belgium
Maison de Maitre is a historic four-storey Belgian property in Antwerp’s old town, located on Vlasmarkt. Comprising retail and residential spaces, it is crowned by a Flemish gabled roof and is replete with quaint charm, thanks to worn wooden floors, rafter ceilings, brick fireplaces and red-fired brickwork. Check out the Antwerp property’s exterior.
Casa Areca in Tulum, Mexico
Sleeps 9; from £383 per night via Airbnb
Local studio Co-lab designed this new hideout in the Tulum jungle. Casa Areca has vast expanses of floor-to-ceiling glass that open interiors onto the surrounding gardens, where tropical leaves fringe the pool and shaded terrace. The Mexican holiday home is within walking distance to the Mayan ruins and a 10-minute drive from Tulum beach and has pristine soft-minimalist interiors. Explore the minimal retreat.
Cressy Hall in Lincolnshire, UK
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7 bedrooms; 7,957 sq ft; £1.75m via Inigo
This Grade II-listed Georgian hall in Lincolnshire countryside was built by maltster and brewer, Henry Smith. It dates from the 18th century and replaces a previous medieval structure on the site. The historic Cressy Hall is hidden within the lush Lincolnshire fens, and it comes with stables and a workshop with planning permission for conversion into a guest cottage.
A 1960s home in Berkshire, UK
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5 bedrooms; 2,659 sq ft; £1.85m via The Modern House
Architects Peter Foggo and David Thomas designed this single-storey house in the early 1960s. It’s constructed with steel, inset with walls of glass overlooking landscaped gardens on its half-acre plot. The Modern House has the listing for the Holyport property – one of three designed by the architects.
A restored Segovian castle, Spain
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20 bedrooms; 5,950 sqm; €15m via The Singular Space
This restored royal castle in Spain’s Segovia is a hotel conversion waiting to happen. Built around a central courtyard, the historic property dates back to the 12th century and sits on 79 hectares of land, 75 kilometres outside Madrid. It features gothic-Mudejar style architecture, with hints of Moorish, Elizabethan and neo-classical elements.
