My husband, Graham, and I weren’t sure about this ex-rental when we began searching for our first family home, but my estate agent cousin pointed out the positives in its location, the big garden and

Ideas to suit all tastes and to create a space that is truly luxurious

Nicola and Phil Murphy fell in love with their house as soon as they saw it, with the exception of the kitchen, but it wasn’t enough to put them off. ‘We had three very young children toddling around and the kitchen was just not a comfortable or inviting space to be in,’ says Nicola.

A redesign of this Victorian terrace gave Emmajane Varley and her son Jasper all the space they needed

Overcoming wonky walls, a sloping floor and a small footprint, Julia and Jenks McColl sought to create a bright and uplifting kitchen that befitted their 17th-century maisonette

It’s not often that buyers fall in love with a house because of external factors. But, for Zoe and Lisa Hyland-Buckeridge, it was the large expanse of parking for their two family cars that won the co