Manchester United returned to winning ways on Saturday as they claimed a 2-0 win over Everton.
19.02.2024 - 19:15 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A couple took a chance on a triangular house that 'no one wanted' and have since turned it into a perfect home. The end-terrace property is well-known by residents in Cardiff for its unique shape, but its derelict state and location near to a brothel was putting house-hunters off.
When it went up for sale, Gareth Shaw, 46, became intrigued and after viewing it, he wanted to bring the quirkyhome back to life - much to the dismay of his wife Nayra. He eventually persuaded her, but decided to keep the property's neighbours to himself.
Fast forward two years and the couple have now transformed the house from rundown to remarkable, with Gareth doing much of the work himself with DIY - and it now looks completely different to its former state.
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Gareth from Dinas Powis, told Wales Online: "It had only just come on the market, but a lot of property developers had viewed it before us and they had all rejected the house. Everybody else didn't want it, I guess it was difficult to see the potential but I loved it.
"The unusual shape was the most intriguing thing and I knew straight away I wanted it. I had viewed it originally by myself, because my wife Nayra didn't like it so I knew that I also had to convince her to buy an unusual shaped house."
Despite seeing its potential, Gareth said he could understand why people didn't want it. "I could see why other people were put off, it was a start again job, and not a room by room job," he said. "Everything had to be done at the same time. But I could also see how Nayra would decorate it amazingly well, so I was up for the challenge of renovating it, and then Nayra adding the
Manchester United returned to winning ways on Saturday as they claimed a 2-0 win over Everton.
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