
After spending the spring lockdown of 2020 confined to their London flat, this marketing consultant and interior designer, and her partner, an analyst for an energy company, were inspired to buy a home together where they could continue to take a break from busy city life.
‘We always thought we’d never leave London but, during lockdown, had enjoyed a quieter pace of life,' says the homeowner. 'We looked to St Leonards-on-Sea, in East Sussex, where we’d spent happy weekends and where several friends live.'