Many years ago, my husband and I put a hefty deposit down on a rambling wreck of a farm in France. Then the world turned and we had to walk away from the property and the money. Since then, whenever things started to feel a bit more settled, we started the search again - this time focused on the UK.
I started Wreck of the Week (WOW) in 2011, after I'd got fed up of spending every lunchbreak searching estate agents' websites one-by-one for our affordable dream wreck. I wanted to create a site that collected together the best of the 'wrecks' in one place. And that I'd have fun creating.
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| The 2011 Wreck of the Week headquarters |
A lot's happened since 2011 - in all our worlds, and I'm grateful for the small army of regular readers who have emailed me their support as I've lost parents, gained grandchildren, changed homes and, for a while, lost interest in keeping Wreck going.
But the best bit of doing Wreck has always been the emails I get with your own stories of renovation and life battles and your own suggestions of properties.
Wreck always has been more than my thoughts and it's always been much more than 'property porn'. It's a space for a community of dreamers who want a home they've remade and love to bits.
Wreck always has been more than my thoughts and it's always been much more than 'property porn'. It's a space for a community of dreamers who want a home they've remade and love to bits.
