‘I’ve put the character back’
n the lookout for a house to renovate, Sophie Allsopp couldn’t believe her luck when the perfect property went up for sale in her favourite village. ‘I had been renting a modern detached house nearby, but had my heart set on a finding a period property,’ she explains. ‘However, this part of Norfolk has become so popular in recent years that I was beginning to give up hope of ever finding something to buy in my price range. It was by sheer chance that I noticed this cottage had
