A woman who said she had dreamed of transforming a derelict home after driving past the property for eight years finally took the plunge - and the results are incredible.
The eyesore on a sought-after street had stood empty since 2001, and the run-down home had become known as a notorious drugs den, featuring graffitied walls reading: "Wanna buy some meth?" But Emma Meese said she had always "half jokingly" dreamed of renovating the property in Cyncoed, Cardiff, and eventually took on the mammoth task of brining it back to life after her offer of £400,000 was accepted in 2017.
She got to work and with the help of her husband, Gareth, the incredible home has now been completed and is back on the market for more than double the price she paid
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