“This is the kind of house that’s a joy to sell,” says estate agent Rob Assi, valuing a neat and stylish two-bedroom home in Golcar, a village three miles west of Huddersfield. He gestured to the tasteful wallpaper and fashionable furniture. “It’s what we call modern contemporary. Some [buyers] can’t see past the decor, so properties like this tend to sell very easily.”
Anna Potocki and Toni Haigh were first-time buyers when they bought the house (which they share with their black cat Moonshine), but after more than 12 years of living there, they’ve outgrown it. They paid £127,000 in 2011 for their home, which benefits from good schools and transport links, and Assi, of Open House estate agents, estimates it will sell for between £190,000 and £200,000 this year.
