Living in south London, young professionals Kate and Tom Pickford had fully renovated their two-bedroom flat in Streatham and loved their city lifestyle. However, a number of factors influenced their decision to leave London and move back to where they’d grown up, near Reading in Berkshire.
‘Tom’s work was in Berkshire, and he was keen to reduce his daily commute, and after my father passed away, I wanted to move back to be near my mum,’