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‘It was literally a leap of faith across the road!’

When Claire and Nick Harvey began their search for a new property to renovate in early 2019, they had initially put their now-stunning Victorian terrace at the bottom of the list of potentials. ‘It was directly across the road from our old house, so it seemed crazy moving such a short distance just to start all over again,’ recalls Claire.

Having lovingly restored their existing home, the couple were keen to re-invest in a fresh project, and began to explore other parts of Southsea in Hampshire, but quickly found themselves back to where they’dwe could stay close to the children’s school, and most importantly, all our lovely neighbours that had become good friends. After one more viewing, we were won over!’

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