Country Homes & Interiors

BUILDING AN ANNEXE

With adult children returning home after university and elderly relatives benefitting from being closer to family, there’s growing interest in annexes that provide additional flexible living space. Building an annexe offers an alternative to moving house and can even add value to your home.

WHAT IS AN ANNEXE?

An annexe is a self-contained living space featuring kitchen, bathroom and bedroom, which is part of an existing house. The annexe can be attached to the main property or housed in a converted outbuilding such as a barn or garage. For it to be deemed an annexe, not

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