Leaving London: redundancies left one couple with ‘no choice’ but to swap their Wimbledon rental for Lincoln

Leanne and Matt with their daughter Neve

(Picture: Ruth Bloomfield)

The start of the pandemic was a particularly tough time for Leanne and Matt Woodward.

The couple had been saving up to buy their first home, and had just about set aside enough money to put down a five per cent deposit and start looking at properties.