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‘A self build was always our dream’

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Meet the owners

Property developers Laura Emmerson and her husband Jon live here with children Ralph, 11, Bella, 9, and Polly, 8, plus Sam the dog

House details

A five-bedroom self-build house in West Bridgford, Nottingham

When they built i t

2017

aving built five homes in the garden of their 1950s house as a property development, Laura and Jon Emmerson were inspired to embark on a self-build project of their own. And when they heard a neighbour was selling a separate plot, the couple jumped at the chance to buy it and stay

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