Homebuilding & Renovating

Victorian revival

TIMELINE

HOMEOWNERS Dan and Sahar Robinson

LOCATION Leyton, east London

PROPERTY Victorian mid-terrace

BUILD ROUTE Main contract

BUILD TIME January 2020

PROJECT FINISHED April 2021

SIZE 115m²

HOUSE COST £500,000

BUILD COST £330,000

Dan and Sahar Robinson were seduced into buying their mid-terrace house in east London’s Leyton area because of its charm and original Victorian features, but the property wasn’t without its downsides. The building was in an extremely poor state of repair as it had been largely untouched for over 60 years. The

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