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Adding value: two become one | Homes and Property

Buy-to-let flats can be picked up at bargain prices while family homes are selling at a premium in London. Katrina Burroughs finds how to profit from both situations

Adding value: two become one | Homes and Property
Adding value: two become oneBuy-to-let flats can be picked up at bargain prices while family homes are selling at a premium in London. Katrina Burroughs finds how to profit from both situationsThe neat terrace house is in Brackenbury Road, W6, a street popular with families

The property

Search homes and property for sale near Brackenbury Village© GAP Interiors/Warren SmithPartition walls can be removed on the raised ground floor to restore the property’s impressive high ceilinged front-to-back reception roomA pale stone floor from Surface Tiles and white walls give this small loft bathroom a fresh and luxurious feel

So what must be done?

Where to start

© GAP Interiors/Rachael SmithThe builder has recommended new folding doors so the enlarged kitchen opens on to the patio garden

Getting the price right

© Surface TilesWith two bathrooms in the house, one can be converted into a spacious modern shower room

The final calculations