Sometimes estate agents particulars can be particularly beguiling and other times, well they're not. Today I looked at what I thought was going to be, in oenologist’s terms a rather ‘vin ordinaire’ house, but it turned out that I was actually looking at a chateau of distinction. However, although the contents were past their best the actual building was in good condition. So my Client need have a few worries about the chimney, the roof, the gutters, the walls or the windows. The interior requires modernisation but the least in some respects this is the best portion to work upon, particularly if one is not living there. The drawing room is pleasant, the sitting room is pleasant; the kitchen is not. There is however a large garage which I suspect will be knocked into the kitchen to make a very pleasant kitchen/living room/family room, because who needs a garage? The sanitary ware is outmoded as are the decorations. The house may need rewiring, even re-plumbing but in the end it will become a fine family home. The house has a number but I think it really deserves the name…   more »