Tat London Journal

If you like me haven't visited Italy in sometime, you may well be feeling a little miffed. Miff not, we have gathered together some excellent, all be it eccentric, properties - We managed to find 15 off these extraordinary abodes.

Gang, this is where perhaps August is showing its true colours, this is a rather more modest offering than usual. That being said, charm is sprinkled through these houses with a heavy hand. No 1 was sent to me by the current owners, and I for one think it's an utter delight. No 2 is here thanks to that bucolic scene at the bottom of the garden. With many of this selection, I'd like you, as I tell you every month, to disregard the decor, and in some cases the structure itsel

Truth be told, this feature usually houses my favourite of abodes, but perhaps it's my age, or even the heat, I somehow baulk at the idea of taking them on. But I know therein lies the diamond — the true houses that make the world a more interesting place are usually the ones that have been brought back to life by some brave soul. So one day, when energy has returned to my limbs, I shall make it my life's work and put my heart into one of these houses. If I were a betting man