Upsizing from a small flat to a five-bed townhouse, Rachel and Chris were excited about starting their married life in a new part of the city.

Their property search had covered a wide radius. They viewed and rejected 20 homes before finding this classic double-fronted Victorian terraced house in south London, with a small enclosed courtyard garden at the rear.

Built in 1895 and previously owned by an antiques dealer, it still had many of its original features.

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‘Besides wanting more space and a garden, one of our key requirements had been to find somewhere with character and a sense of history, and this was perfect in that…

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