‘We purchased storage and turned it right into a 3 bed room house – now it is value £500k’

A intelligent couple have revealed how they remodeled a storage right into a £500,000 Cotswold’s house.

Lexi Flannagan, 26, and her accomplice, Sam Flannagan, 31, snapped up the double storage for £172,500 after recognizing it on Zoopla.

They spent years getting planning permission and turned it right into a three-bedroom two-storey house, with the renovations costing £100,000.

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Now, they hire out the house in Coombe Hill, Gloucestershire and say having two houses means they have already got one put aside for son Levi, now two, when he grows up.

Lexi, a stay-at-home mum from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, mentioned: “We never wanted a new build as it can sometimes have a lot of problems but we wanted a project. We wanted something that was run down and needed a lot of work to add value to the build.

“One of the foremost attracts of the storage was its location and I used to be very happy with it. It’s not removed from neighbouring cities like Tewksbury and Cheltenham and likewise a two minute drive from the motorway.

“The first major change to the garage was an extension outwards – to create the space for an open plan ground floor and to create more space for the bedrooms upstairs. The planning permission wasn’t my biggest worry however it did cross my mind a couple of times but we didn’t have one issue with planning permission.

“If you have a good relationship with your neighbours that helps tremendously and people saw that we were a young couple and were willing to help.”

The couple snapped up their house in August 2016. It was solely up for grabs on-line for half an hour earlier than they rang as much as see it. The pair mentioned they received there early, met the proprietor, and sealed the deal for the home.

For two years, they stayed put with out altering a factor, ready to get the go-ahead to construct. Then, in February 2017, they kicked off their huge construct and moved out whereas the roof received a makeover. By January 2019, it was all executed.

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Downstairs, they made a contemporary open plan area with the kitchen subsequent to the lounge. This means the kitchen is situated proper behind the sofa within the lounge. Meanwhile, upstairs they added three bedrooms, a hallway, and a brand-new toilet.

They’ve now moved again to their outdated household pad, simply ten minutes away, and rented out the home. Lexi shared: “Anyone that came over to the house was very shocked of how big it was on the outside as It looked like an average house.”