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HOMEOWNERSShanka and Walter Mesa Siverio
PROJECT Renovation
LOCATION Worcester Park, Surrey
SIZE 65m2
BUILD TIMESix months
HOUSE COST£416,000
PROJECT COST£45,000
VALUE £520,000
Four years ago, Shanka and Walter Mesa Siverio sold their south London flat with a view to buying a house in the same area. However, Shanka was increasingly leaning towards a move to Surrey to be closer to family — even more so when they came across a terraced house in Worcester Park that had potential for renovation. “It’s not the area we were looking for at all, but I liked the street and we had a friend there who lived in a similar property,” says Shanka.
The location had the sense of community they sought and
