For our first home we wanted a project – a two- or three-bedroom house with character that we could put our stamp on,’ says Abby. ‘If we’d bought a house that was already done up, we’d probably want to change things anyway, so the idea of starting from scratch really appealed to us.
I grew up in Whitley Bay and luckily Matthew, who’s from Hull, loved the area too. At the time, the market was very competitive so we were outbid on three other houses. Thankfully our offer was accepted on property number four – a run-down three-bedroom 1930s semi.
Getting started
Four months later, in July 2019, we got the keys. We’d both been living with our parents separately and then together at my mum’s, which enabled us to…
