After missing out on two houses during their property search, Amy and James Scarr were determined to secure a place in their favourite area of Ilkley. ‘We were living in a house near Leeds at the time, but we used to drive here for day trips and I was so desperate I letter-dropped to see if we could grab a house before it went on the market. Luckily, it worked!’ Amy smiles.
The couple decided on Ilkley because it not only has a lively town centre, with plenty of independent shops and restaurants, but is also in close proximity to nature. ‘We can be out of the back door and up on the moors in five minutes and that's important to us,’ she explains. Having found a house about to go on sale, Amy and James did all they could to make sure it would be theirs. ‘We walked in, had a look and offered a little over the asking price, as long as they accepted there and then,’ says Amy. ‘So, by the time we left, it was ours.
