There are several factors to consider when buying a home, from the property's price and its potential value down to the size and location. But just like in relationships, most homeowners say that when it comes to choosing the right property, 'when you know, you know'.
This was the case for Emily Hesketh, 31, and her fiancé Stacy Dyer, 41, during the search for their forever home. The couple fell head over heels for a lakeside farmhouse in Cheshire which was not only out of their budget and out of the area that they initially wanted, but it was in a derelict state and needed a whole lot of work doing to it.
Emily and Stacy spoke to us as part of our Where I Live series, where each week we hear from a different homeowner across the north west to find about their home-buying journey, the costs involved and how they've transformed a house into their home.
