A towering home with beautiful bird’s-eye views

In my 20s, I would think nothing of strapping a tent onto the back of my boyfriend’s motorbike and heading to the Lake District for the weekend, especially as I only lived about 90 minutes away from w

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JO AND CHRIS KEPT THEIR COOL WHILE MAKING A MOVE TO THE COAST, STARTING A FAMILY AND RENOVATING THEIR NEW HOUSE FROM BOTTOM TO TOP

Rachel and Liam transformed a dated Victorian terrace into a modern, sustainable home perfectly suited to their lifestyle

Buying a property that includes a ruin carries undoubted romance, but there are caveats, reminds Lucy Denton, who advises on the help at hand

Rejuvenating this substantial 19th-century property has been a labour of love for Nina and Sam Ward, but they maintain it’s been worth the setbacks and the expense to achieve their forever home