How to install a home office in your garden and boost the value of your property
Easier, cheaper and quicker than an extension, garden rooms have become sought-after by home hunters and families looking for more space
11 January 2021 • 6:00am
Isy Reid, Tim Saxon and Rebecca Saxon, who built a garden room with help from YouTube videos
Credit: Andrew Crowley
Deepest winter wouldn’t usually be the best time to work in the garden. But with the advent of the third lockdown and an order to stay at home for months, any extra space can be welcome.
With working from home – and homeschooling – the new way of life, garden rooms have gone beyond a fanciful indulgence to a must-have. They have raced up the priority list for property buyers too, potentially adding a significant premium to house prices.