May 2017: We are off!
We are off! Building work has started on our project and things are moving quickly. After almost two years of waiting, the builders are in and our house is a […]
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June: The Engineer
A few months ago I read with horror about a house collapse in North London. The family concerned were extending their ground floor flat with a basement. Everything seemed to […]
May: The Architect
After weeks of deliberation we made the decision to appoint an architect. Faced with a house refurbishment on a budget, it had taken time to weigh up the pros, cons, […]
April: Architects and Engineers
Our first month of property ownership has been one of research and deliberation. The debate has been around whether or not we need an architect. Our future costs can only be […]
March: We have the keys!
Our story is a familiar one: we were struggling to find a property we could afford in London’s over heated property market. Over the course of one summer we were priced […]