Keen to move from their one-bedroom flat into something bigger, but wanting to stay local, this couple spotted this three-bedroom Edwardian semi in Surrey by chance when they were scrolling online.
‘Initially I was told the property had been on the books a long time because the owner was determined not to lower the price,' says the home owner. ‘The rooms were painted in dramatic bright colours and it needed a lot of work, but that didn’t put us off, even though we couldn’t afford it. I could see the potential, and over time we wore the owner down with our offers, until we got there!’
