Parents And Son Choose Two Homes From Same Housebuilder

After more than 20 years of living on a farm, the Gravner family have upped sticks and put down roots in two new homes in Lancashire.

Parents Colin and Verity downsized to a four-bedroom home at Lawrence Gardens in Barton, while son Will has moved into a home in the same style at Cross Fields in Catterall. Both properties were built by Anwyl Homes.

“We owned a 137-acre farm which we had farmed for 22 years, but decided it was time to scale down and retire. We wanted something for ourselves with a couple of acres of land and a building, but houses like that are so hard to find,” Verity explained.

“We had a completion date for the farm and so needed to buy a home quickly that wasn’t going to cause us problems with repairs and renovation. We looked at a number of new housing developments and found that Anwyl seemed to have a lot of open space across the development. Inside the houses, the rooms seemed bigger and more spacious and well laid out.”

Their four-bedroom ‘Hartford’ style property overlooks the public open space, a key factor given that Colin and Verity are used to looking out over open fields having lived on a farm previously.

“The idea was that we would leave Will living here, when we found somewhere with land around it and moved on. We’d not yet found anywhere and are happy here as the location is excellent for travelling, and there is everything we need close by so started looking for a house for Will.”

The four-bedroom ‘Hartford’ house type

Verity and Colin are still looking for a house with land attached and will consider renting out one of the Anwyl properties if that comes to fruition.

“I’m loath to part with either of them as they’re in such a good position and the layout is brilliant,” Verity said.

She hasn’t ruled out buying a third Anwyl home for daughter Becky. “We have every confidence in buying another home from Anwyl without question. Nothing was too much trouble, excellent customer service and their work ethic is great,” Verity added.

Like his parents’ house, chef Will’s home at Cross Fields also looks out over green open space.

“Moving from a stone farmhouse built in 1696, to Lawrence Gardens with my parents helped me appreciate the benefits of a more modern home before moving into my own home,” he said. “The way energy prices and other living costs are going up, the efficiency of a new build home makes a real difference. I liked that Anwyl are forward-thinking and provide an electric vehicle charging point, although I don’t have an electric car yet.”

Anwyl is down to the final home at Lawrence Gardens in Barton. It’s a four-bedroom detached ‘Lancaster’ style home, priced from £421,995. At Cross Fields is a choice of three and four-bedroom homes available, priced from £225,995. A four-bedroom ‘Hartford’, in the same style as the two bought by the Gravners, is available from £359,995. Find out more at www.anwylhomes.co.uk.

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