We finally have the chance to make our homes fit for purpose

OUR friends used to call our 1950s house the “unrivalled opportunity” — auctioneer-speak for a “kip”.

A paper-thin extension, laughably called “the sun room”, had been added in the 1980s and all the heat in the house went out through its walls, windows and roof.

Not to mention the holes. You’d be sitting wrapped in a blanket enjoying the “sun” and all manner of wildlife would introduce itself.