We’d been renting locally for about four years, but our flat was tiny and only had two bedrooms, and as we were planning on starting a family we really needed more space,’ says Amy. ‘At the time, banks were offering mortgages for only five per cent deposit, so we decided to save and buy our own home.
I really wanted us to buy a Victorian terrace as I love period properties with high ceilings, large rooms and built-in charm, but I didn’t want a massive project as by now we had Elliott who was only one. And to be honest, we didn’t have the spare funds to be able to do a big renovation. So, when we spotted this place it ticked all our boxes. It had been recently decorated and still retained some of its original features. The wooden doors and downstairs floors had been stripped, which was a real bonus, and we felt it had scope to
