A house across the street proved a dream renovation project

There wasn’t a removal van in sight when Emily and her family moved into their new home. Instead, their furniture and possessions were carried on foot from one house to another, across a leafy north London street.

The family had been renting in Highgate while looking for a suitable property to buy.

‘I was enjoying the area and the children were settled at the local school, so I was delighted when one of the big Edwardian houses on the same road came up for sale,’ says Emily.