Trying to keep my Clients happy I made an early start today, that is early for me, to look at a detached house in Coombe Dingle where I am pleased to say I found it in good condition. It was an interesting house that started life as a chalet style bungalow, but really more of a house. Originally it had a lounge/dining area and kitchen on the ground floor together with a bathroom and bedroom. At first floor level are two bedrooms. The previous owners had extended into the roof to provide ensuite facilities to each bedroom, a shower room to one and a bathroom to the other. It is capable of a further extension on the opposite side, if anyone ever wanted to, and I suspect one day they will. It is in a quiet cul-de-sac but I know one favoured by the dreaded learner driver who keeps conversing into it…

Later I saw a very traditional semi-detached house that had not been occupied for well over a year. Externally it was in well above average condition apart from the garden where I expected to find Mr Stanley, or was it Mr Livingstone coming towards me; it was so overgrown and looking like a jungle. The house will need significant modernisation and improvement but at least externally it is in good condition. That is pleasant for my Client because they can spend money where it can be seen and where they will take most pleasure, apart from rewiring and re-plumbing. A new kitchen, a new bathroom, new decorations throughout and I suppose new heating. They can even introduce a new door to the garage and then tackle the garden; I wonder who they'll meet? It won't be a learner driver, but they're in this attractive tree lined Filton road as well…   more »