Love is in The Air in Knutsford MOVING into a new home checklist: removal van booked, switch gas, electricity, broadband, and… pop the question!
Above: Nolan Brew with his family at their new home at Tabley Park, Knutsford On the drive of their brand new Redrow ‘forever home’ at Tabley Park, Knutsford, down on one knee, Nolan Brew proposed to his fiancée Gosia. “This was our new start, a new home, so a new ring seemed appropriate too,” said Nolan, a company director of a soft furnishings company. “We’ve been so busy with life, we’ve had three daughters, Lillianna, 11, and eight-year-old twins Erin and Elissa, and we’ve been working hard to grow our business. “We’ve had a great journey, but we’ve never got round to tying the knot, now seemed the perfect time.” The Knutsford couple had been looking for a home for over three years and even after selling their previous property hadn’t found ‘the one’, so began renting. Although in a better buying position because they were chainfree, Nolan, 46, and Gosia, 37, soon found themselves in “bidding wars” when looking at second-hand properties and admitted it all got “a little out of control”. 160
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“The market was crazy, we were outbid on properties that were going for thousands over the asking price, and we wouldn’t have been in a ‘move in and put the kettle on’ situation either; all the properties we viewed needed updating, including new bathrooms and kitchens,” said Nolan. “Gosia always wanted a brand new home and whilst we were away on holiday in Tenerife, just before the pandemic hit, our friends sent us a picture of a coming soon board at Tabley Park. I sent over an email there and then.” Nolan and Gosia soon met the sales team at Tabley Park and quickly fell in love with a particular Redrow home and made a reservation there and then. “It was a huge relief,” said Nolan. “The price was the price, there were no hidden costs, and we wouldn’t be involved in any bidding wars or looking for extra money to bring the property to the standard we wanted.” Nolan and Gosia chose The Marthall a four-bedroom detached family home, with a thirty-six foot family/dining and kitchen www.lancmag.com
