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6 of the Best...New-build conversions

If you’re looking for the character of a period property and the convenience of a modern new-build home, a conversion can offer the best of both worlds.

An apartment set within a converted building offers the grandeur enjoyed by the original occupants, but on a more manageable scale. Often, this makes them the ideal lock up and leave, with the maintenance of the surroundings and communal areas taken care of.

The best conversions make the most of the building’s period features while offering all the modern finishes you’d expect from a new home.

From a converted Dorset manor house which housed refugees in the Second World War to a refurbished house in Surrey, which won The Guildford Society Good Design Award, these six new-build schemes all offer that extra bit of character. 

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