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A growing family is what spurred on Charlotte and Kevin to move away from busy London and into the leafy Surrey Hills. 'We'd been living in south London until we had children, then we moved to a small, Victorian property on a busy road in Hampton. The house was pretty small and although we loved its Victorian period charm and character, practically there were issues such as rickety, draughty old sash windows, and it didn't really have a very family friendly layout', says Charlotte. So when they moved here, they had a specific wish list in mind. They definitely wanted a new build. 'Both my husband and I work, and with a London commute and a young family,  we needed a home we could move into and immediately enjoy living in, not waste precious time on the weekends redecorating or project managing significant building works'