Stuart moves into his ideal home

SPREADSHEETS and bedsheets highlight the advantages of moving to a new home at Daresbury Garden Village.

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University lecturer Stuart Finnerty put his professional skills into practice to analyse space and costs before buying a property from Castle Green Homes at Bridgewater View.

Built using a timber frame, with generous insulation, and highly efficient central heating, it’s so cosy he's had to buy a thinner duvet.

"Energy efficiency was a factor at the outset from a financial point of view as I had the confidence that while I was taking on a new mortgage, I wouldn’t have really high energy bills. It stays warm so easily it's phenomenal. I've had to get a thinner duvet,” Stuart, 50, said.