Falling in Love

The location was perfect. More than 3 quarters of the space actually consisted of open space and wooded areas. You couldn't really hear the nearby motorway (which was conveniently located for work).

We looked around the other Redrow show homes and were really impressed. The real signs of quality were:

• the style of the houses (old fashioned on the outside and new on the inside);
• the door handles (very modern without having to pay more);
• the paintwork (matt and not gloss);
• the bathroom taps and showers (modern and integrated);
• the front door (the muted the Farrow & Ball style colours);
• the staircase (waxed ash hand rail);
• the windows and french doors (perfectly in keeping;
• the brickwork (not wood frames - solid house); and
• the downlighters as standard in the kitchen (not in the bathroom though!).

We couldn't physically view the house we were interested in but we could the floor plan, site plan and pictures. Redrow provided a video tour online. The house we now wanted was the last one of its style with a garage. If we wanted it, we needed to act fast...