The story

Julia Waters and her husband Simon, who both previously worked in the film industry. Julia was an art department coordinator and Simon was a designer

A single-storey stone house, parts of which date back to medieval times, situated in Gers, south-west France. The main house has four bedrooms, with a further bedroom in the converted pigeonnier in the garden. There are landscaped grounds with a courtyard garden and swimming pool, plus an ancient park adjoining the property

Restored and modernised the entire house, which had been derelict for 50 years, installing new plumbing, wiring, windows, floors, roof and windows