The Mediterranean townhouse up a long driveway was the end of a long search for Yvonne Badcock, Bruce Walton and their 8-year-old daughter Lena. They ticked off the requirements: three bedrooms, split levels, handy to Bruce's work in Ellerslie, big enough for Yvonne to work from home and, most importantly, low maintenance.
Sunday, August 29th 2004, 8:04AM
by The Landlord
"We'd just renovated and sold Bruce's old family home in Mangere Bridge and it was a huge effort," says Badcock. "We wanted to be kind to ourselves - it was time for easy living."
They bought within days of fixing eyes on the 3-year-old, plaster-clad home with its attractively angular design and aluminium windows.
"We didn't have time to do a builder's inspection," she says. "We saw a nearly new house and the owner had no idea there was a problem."
