Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.House, Bath, UK, £3.6mnWhat The renovated Grade II*-listed Doric House, a four-bedroom late Georgian property that was home to the British landscape and rural life painter Thomas Barker. Features include a wine cellar and a balustraded terrace that overlooks the garden to the cityscape beyond.Where A 25-minute walk north of the Roman baths and a 10-minute drive from Bath Spa railway station.Why The drawing room contains Barker’s restored fresco “The Massacre of the Sciotes”, created in 1826. The piece took six months to finish with the help of two Italian plasterers, according to the selling agent.Who SavillsVillas, Côte d’Azur, France, €3.5mnWhat The villa Tempe a Païa (Tempe à Pailla), from 1934, designed by the Irish Modernist architect Eileen Gray. The English artist Graham Sutherland bought the home in the mid-1950s and later added a second villa. The eight-bedroom property is in need of renovation.Where Set within 3.6 hectares on a hill a 15-minute drive north of the town of Menton on the French Riviera. It is about 45 minutes to Nice’s international airport.Why Views across the surrounding countryside to the Mediterranean Sea, and original fittings designed by Gray.Who Engel & Völkers Market Center Côte d’AzurPenthouse, London, UK, £2.3mnWhat A fourth-floor penthouse that the British photographer Rankin designed in collaboration with an architect in 2008 as his home before it was used as a gallery space. The nearly 2,500 sq ft of accommodation includes three bedrooms.Where The north London neighbourhood of Kentish Town, a 10-minute walk from a station with a Thameslink connection into the city centre. An Underground link is expected to reopen later this year.Why There are two private roof terraces with far-reaching views across the city. One spans the width of the apartment off the kitchen and reception/dining room; another is situated between the reception room and principal ensuite bedroom.Who Simon Deen Real EstateHouse, New York State, US, $3.995mnWhat Spencertown Farm, a rural retreat renovated in 2005 for the US painter and sculptor Donald Baechler, associated with the Neo-expressionist movement. The property includes an 18th-century, five-bedroom farmhouse, a large converted barn with multiple studio spaces and a one-bedroom cottage.Where A five-minute drive south of the town of Chatham in the Hudson Valley and half an hour from the state capital of Albany.Why The nearly 130-acre grounds feature a swimming pool with a bespoke boulder diving platform.Who Houlihan LawrenceHouse, Devon, UK, £1mnWhat A Grade II-listed thatched house believed to date from the late 16th century. The 4,000 sq ft space, which needs renovation, has five bedrooms, four reception rooms and a conservatory. Outside, there are stables, a tower and outbuildings in a 1.25-acre garden. The roof was rethatched last year.Where In Manaton, a village on the eastern side of Dartmoor National Park. It’s a 25-minute drive to the market town of Newton Abbot. Exeter and Plymouth, with their regional airports, and the beaches of the south coast are all within 35-50 minutes’ drive.Why Half Moon House is the former home and studio of the artist Jeanne du Maurier, sister of the author Daphne and granddaughter of Punch cartoonist George du Maurier. Jeanne lived here for more than 40 years until her death in 1997, and when her partner Noel Welch died in 2017, she left the property to the National Trust.Who Strutt & ParkerFind out about our latest stories first — follow @FTProperty on X or @ft_houseandhome on Instagram
