The street - it's not the richest street, but it's a gorgeous side street, full of pretty terraced houses and lush green trees. The house - this is just what we've been looking for: a beautiful Victorian, end of terrace house that hasn't been renovated for many, many years. We wanted a 'project' and here it is.
Welcome to our journey of finding, buying and building a home in this end of terrace house that we already call 'home'.
It all started one May afternoon when we were told by our local estate agent "there's at least ten offers for every house." We knew we had to be quick if we wanted this one. There are hundreds of 30-somethings looking to move from a flat to a house and we're no different. We'd missed out on two houses already but this one felt right.
The Saturday boy at the estate agent, Harry, showed us two houses opposite each other one afternoon. In the first we were asked to remove our shoes as the floors had just been cleaned. In the second house, he opened the door, laughed and said "come through, no need to remove your shoes here!".
His sarcasm became clear. Grey floors that were once cream, cracks in the hall wall, dust on the light switches, cobwebs in the cornices and an overgrown garden blocking the back door.
We gave each other a knowing glance. This is it - this is going to be our home!
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