Melanie and Christian had almost finished renovating their two-up two-down terrace when Melanie’s friend said her next door neighbour was selling up. The couple weren’t quite ready to buy, but it didn’t sell anyway and was taken off the market. ‘A few months later, it was back up for sale at £20,000 less, so we quickly sold our house via an online agent and made an offer the next day,’ says Melanie. Although it had a new boiler and was
