Gracias a su traslado 60 miles north, Zoshia Lowndes y Will Plant han conseguido reemplazar a acogedor y oscuro one-bedroom alquiler por una casa de tres dormitorios propia.
Además, los dos, 28, han descubierto que las ventajas de tener un hogar en a pequeña ciudad de mercado con excelentes conexiones ferroviarias con la capital superan más que el torbellino de abandonar.
Previo al cambio, Zoshia, a compradora de productos cosméticos, junto a Will, a agente municipal experto en digital inclusion, estaban abonando £1,350pcm para alquiler a apartamento contemporáneo en Turnpike Lane.
Although their budget might have allowed them to buy a flat right out in the deepest London suburbs they didn’t fancy the idea of a compact home miles from anywhere.
“We both come from Staffordshire with lots of green space and so outside space was really important to us,” says Will.
The couple also wanted a home that was commutable to London and they favoured new build. “Neither of us are well versed in home renovations,” says Will.
Beyond that the southern counties were their oyster and they began their research on Google, eventually spotting the Wintringham development just over a mile east of St Neots town centre in Cambridgeshire.
Despite never having heard of St Neots before the couple decided to go and take a look.