Today I have just returned from inspecting a modern house, built a few years ago in the grounds of a former (mental) hospital. There is a complete mixture of property here with narrow streets and open green spaces with mature trees, and some young ones. Originally town houses were called ‘terraced houses’, but when they went up another floor, they became known, for what ever reason as ‘town’ houses, probably because there is no such thing as a ‘sub-urban’ house, or anything like it. Nevertheless, and for a really pleasant change, I came back very pleased that my Client has found such a different house, that is attractively designed from the run of the mill, in a reasonably quiet area (no kids around as they were, or should have been at school, but I don’t know about the weekends), a house that has been fairly well maintained and, for a change, nothing to do. It all fits together well and to boot there is a landscaped rear south-ish facing garden, garage and a parking space, so, no surprises here…   more »