TIMELINE
HOMEOWNERS Peter and Romney Lelliott
PROFESSIONS Romney is a midwife and Peter is a retired software executive
HOUSE Detached two-storey four-bedroom house
SIZE 290m²
LOCATION Wiltshire
PROJECT Self-build
BUILD ROUTE Builder, subcontractors, and DIY
BUILD TIME Thirteen months
PLOT COST £730,000
BUILD COST £850,000
CURRENT VALUE £2.5 million+
After time spent living in a charming, single-glazed 600-year-old thatched cottage, Peter and Romney Lelliott decided to build a new energy-efficient home to meet their needs. “I was approaching retirement, when my business partner spotted a rundown brick and flint property advertised in the paper,” explains Peter.
“We hadn’t really been looking for a
