On the day we viewed some potential rental properties, we saw the house for the first time. There had been nothing new to Rightmove to buy so we didn't expect to be looking at anything to buy that day, just to see what we could rent if our house sale went through without us finding something to move to in Deal. The agent dealing with the rental was the same as the one we'd been using for the house search and in conversation, we were told of a property soon to be marketed. We thought we'd already viewed it with a different agent so went back to the office to double check. There'd been a mix-up and as I looked over the agent's shoulder as she trawled through details she had been uploading earlier that day, she said the fateful words "it's got an earth cellar". The details also described the house as 'elegant Georgian' but then they all say that. Knowing that Alan would be interested, I took the address and we went for a look-see.
There was a van parked outside and a man was loading it from the house's side way ( that's one box ticked). Alan made eye contact and got into conversation and we were invited into the garden to have a quick look at the ground floor of the house. Not wanting to overstay our welcome, we said we'd contact the estate agents to arrange a viewing the following week.
Alan wanted a project and this was it - writ large. The house would need work but it's location was perfect - 50 yards from the sea - and it had a south facing garden.
