Los Cortijos

This six-bedroom villa is in Los Cortijos de La Reserva, a development with 24-hour security inside La Reserva de Sotogrande, in the municipality of San Roque, Cádiz. The La Reserva Club clubhouse and The Beach, the Club's lagoon beach club, are both within walking distance. Built in 2006, the house has a generous layout, and its interiors now need renovation, which gives the next owner the chance to shape a home in this community to their own taste.

An entrance foyer leads into the main living area, a large, bright room with tiled floors. There are six bedrooms and five bathrooms, three of them en suite, plus a guest toilet, so the house has room for a full family and for friends who come to stay. Fitted wardrobes, underfloor heating and air conditioning with hot and cold settings are already in place.

Inside, the villa needs updating. The interiors would benefit from renovation, which leaves the next owner free to modernise them in their own style instead of living with someone else's choices. With generous rooms to work with, the house could become a contemporary family home in La Reserva, with the scope of works and any permissions assessed by the buyer's own architect or builder.

Separate guest accommodation is one of the most useful parts of the property. The guest apartment has its own bedroom, bathroom, living area and kitchen, so visiting family or friends can keep their own routine and their own hours. It would also suit grandparents who stay for longer spells, or older children who want a little independence.

Outside, a private garden and a terrace look over the surrounding greenery towards the mountains, with space for meals outdoors and slow afternoons in the sun. Within Los Cortijos there is a communal pool area, and the 24-hour security suits owners who divide their time between Sotogrande and home. La Reserva is the residential community of La Reserva Club, whose 18-hole championship course was designed by Cabell B. Robinson. Residents' use of the Club is on the Club's own terms.