David Richardson, a sales director, had been commuting from North Essex to his office in Aylesbury. He and his wife loved their previous home, but the major commute was taking up to 2.5 hours each way.
With David’s wife self-employed, the couple decided to relocate closer to Aylesbury in an effort to improve their work-life balance. David often has to travel around the country for work, so at the top of their search criteria was somewhere with really good onward transport links.
Neither David or his wife knew the Aylesbury area that well, so they were open to visiting new locations as they started their house hunt, as David explains:
“We started with a wide net around Aylesbury and began by searching online. This went on for quite some time but nothing was standing out to us. When we found Heyford Park, we just loved the look and feel of the homes and the new development, and there was one style of house that really fitted our criteria.”
“We’d seen a lot of other new homes during our search and they just felt like a very similar standard. Heyford Park was completely different – the furnishings and fixtures in the home we viewed were of a much better quality. And they were actually included as part of the home, not added extras that we’d have to pay for later, which was the case with other new homes we saw.”
“Heyford’s history makes it much more interesting than just a collection of new homes. The layout of the development makes the most of the old site, with many open spaces like the village green, which our home overlooks.”
“Having a double garage and large drive was an important feature we were looking for, and internally we needed space where we could both work. I converted one bedroom into a home office and my wife converted another for use as a studio for her work as a dress designer.”
“A countryside location was really important for both of us – I’m a keen cyclist so during the last few months I’ve really explored the local area. Some of my colleagues live locally in Bicester, which is easy to get to, and we have the Cotswolds nearby too.”
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