Our top properties of the week

Welcome to our weekly property digest, where we share some of the best houses for sale or rent across the globe. This week we have a trio of rustic, restored and rural homes for sale and a slow-travel retreat in the Caribbean.

The Old Workshop in High Suffolk, UK

3 bedrooms; £750,000 via Inigo
Skirted by the coast and Suffolk plains, The Old Workshop in Saint James is a rustic property that wears its history on its sleeve. Rugged hand-hewn beams and floorboards cross the 18th-century home, which has been expanded with a new addition by architect Mark Prizeman that houses sleeping areas. The double-height kitchen with its Shaker cupboards, tiled floors and wood stove is a particular highlight, though there are so many striking corners and intricate details it’s hard to pick. Take a look inside.

A 1971 Beverly Hills mansion, USA

4 bedrooms; $11.995m via Sotheby’s International realty
Architect Raul F Garduno designed this Beverly Hills home that proves the 1970s is always in style. The four-bedroom home spans a cool 5,400 sq ft and is in a top sought after spot in the famous Los Angeles enclave.

Junction loft in Toronto, Canada

2 bedrooms; $2.675m CAD via Chestnut Park Real Estate
Loft-living is on offer at 240 Sterling Road, which spans an impressive 3,600 sq ft and features a series of open-plan volumes with soaring 16-ft-high raftered ceilings. Quintessential industrial touches include concrete floors and painted brick walls, while quirks include a mezzanine sleeping nook and landscaped green roof. The converted building is presently a live/work space and also boasts a private courtyard and towering glass doors.

Sleek Sydney loft, Australia

3 bedrooms; $3.4m via Bresic Whitney
Architects Welsh and Major designed this modern Sydney home with covetable interiors by popular Aussie studio Arent&Pyke in Sydney’s Annandale. It goes under the hammer on 13 November with an estimate of $3.4m AUD via Bresic Whitney.

A restored country finca outside Palma, Mallorca

€1.9m via Fantastic Frank
This historic farmstead, outside of Palma, doesn’t come cheap – but it includes not one but three buildings on the bucolic plot between the villages of Santa Maria del Camí and Buñola. The historic finca has been given a top-to-toe renovation in a contemporary Spanish style with white-washed plaster walls and hand-hewn beams on show next to modern furniture and bespoke cabinetry. The kitchen is a particular delight, opening onto a picturesque al fresco courtyard dining space. A small guesthouse and second converted building on the property are licensed holiday homes for rent offering a source of income for the new owner. See more of the life-changing estate.

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