Very welcome. They have a great high pitch round here too which helps the loft conversion potential. They don't have the grandeur of the earlier houses but are (in my limited experience) much better insulated and sound proofed. We have put in picture rails and fireplace, some coving, nice architraves, bannisters etc and that has added to the character. Light is fantastic from the massive bays and FH has such nice light that the loft view is brilliant and adds a new light dimension. Hope you find a solution, house price bubbles/inflation are very bad at forcing ppl from areas they love.