Claire Totman, 38, bought the three bedroom property off market for £875,000
A woman has transformed what was once a 1970s house into a mini 'stately home' - and added an impressive £1.7 million to its value. Claire Totman, 38, bought the three bedroom property in Surrey off market with her mum Liz for £875,000 in October 2019.
Over the last eight months, the mum-of-two has spent £460,000 extending the house at the side, back and roof to create four large bedrooms, and an additional drawing room. Her home has been valued at a whopping £2.6 million.Claire had been interested in design ever since she was young and built her way up to become a design manager. But when the company she worked for went under, Claire took the opportunity to start her own business in summer 2016.
"The original house is 1972. It only had one owner. It's on a large plot. I look at it and I have the vision in my head. I look at what needs to be achieved." Claire started the renovations in February 2020 and kept the structure of the original house. Claire spent £460k on all the renovations in 2020 - but says she was able to get cheaper costs through her design business. She said the industry is completely different post Covid. "I buy everything through the business. Now you would be looking at double," Claire added.
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