‘It was the one NO ONE WANTED’
When we first saw the house, there were beer cans in the bedroom and an old casserole still on the stove,’ says Sarah, ‘but we were desperate for more space and we could just about afford it, so we sold our maisonette in Twickenham and bought this semi in a slightly cheaper part of London.
Apart from the beer cans, I think people were also put off by the small leaded windows at the front of the house, which made it very dark. But after taking advice on all the practicalities from my dad, we went ahead with the purchase and
