The English Home

Leap of FAITH

When a neglected Jacobean house has been languishing on the market for more than two years, it takes a special kind of couple with vision, passion and drive to embark on a major renovation journey. Fortunately, from the moment Alison and Daren Hall set foot in the unloved property in Somerset, they were beguiled by its attributes and determined to throw caution to the wind to become its next custodians. “Since the house is Grade II* listed, we didn’t know whether planning permission would actually be granted to make the changes that we felt were desperately needed,” Alison

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