When we bought our small 2 up, 2 down Victorian terrace in London in 2020, it came with mouldy bedrooms, a leaking roof, the smell of gas downstairs, and a layout that didn’t really work. Four years later, after rebuilding the layout, renovating every room, and adding a loft conversion, we sold it as a three-bedroom, two-bathroom home across three floors. Here’s the full Rightmove vs now transformation.

Thinking about removing pebbledash? Here’s what we learned restoring the front of our Victorian terrace – including how we checked the bricks underneath, the Plan B we had if they’d been too damaged, why your neighbours’ houses can give you a big clue, and what it cost us (£5k for removal and repointing).