I was not sure why my Client had decided to move into the sticks, but having had been there, I now know the reason why. My Clients have found a delightful rosy cottage some 20 or so miles south from Bristol. It had been occupied by the same vendor for the past 20 or so years and during that time it has been seriously renovated and improved. It is not Homes and Gardens, thank God, it is a traditional cottage where doors and windows are left open even the weather we had today; I rather like that. I also liked the roofs, Pan tiles, single Roman tiles, (my favourite - how sad can that be?), double Roman tiles, triple Roman tiles and slate, not Spanish or Argentinian, but Welsh slate. The cottage was all largely in good condition. There are however a couple of niggles where water is penetrating but this will not be difficult to repair. There is some evidence of rising and penetrating damp, but I see none of this as being particularly off-putting. Insulation of the roof is good and the windows in the main have been replaced, mostly with double glazed units. It is a pleasant cottage capable of further but not extravagant improvement. It also comes with a large garden some outhouses and a useful barn with the inevitable bats in it, but they're not in the main roof. I could probably end up buying this myself, but that would never be allowed because I'd never do any work, and that would annoy Mrs B…   more »