Portishead maybe the biggest cul de sac in Europe, but it has quite good local amenities including a Waitrose that is within half a mile of the house I saw today, which is more than my Clients have done! Seriously, it does happen, occasionally I admit, but I do have clients, well another, two come to think of it, Clients who purchase a house without having seen it and they’re still there now, many years later. I’m asked to take a lot of photographs, so that they can see what they are buying! In this case a larger than average detached stone built house, probably constructed in 1870, or thereabouts. It was in fairly good condition and there should be nothing off putting about buying it. I shall let them know about the strengthening of the roof and modest settlement and the lack of Building Regulations for the removal of a wall, but none of this is going to give me sleepless nights, so I hope that it won’t my Clients. I suppose there is a reason to move back from France to Portishead…   more »