‘It’s finally starting to feel complete!’ Billie Shepherd gives an insight into the renovation of £1.4m Essex mansion she shares with husband Greg – after rows with neighbours
She finally moved into her £1.4m Essex mansion after three years of renovations and rows with neighbours.
And just a few months later, Billie Shepherd has revealed that the house she shares with husband Greg and their children, is ‘finally starting to feel complete.’
The Mummy Diaries star, 33, gave fans an insight into the overhaul as she shared a clip of the exterior to Instagram on Saturday.
The couple, who are parents to Nelly, eight, Arthur, five and Margot, 2 months, have been busy renovating the four-bed 1920s property that they purchased in January 2021.
In the clip, Billie posed for a photo with Greg and showed off a before and after shot of the Brentwood property.
Hard work: Billie Shepherd, 33, has revealed that the house she shares with husband Greg and their children, is ‘finally starting to feel complete’
Before! The couple, who are parents to Nelly, eight, Arthur, five and Margot, 2 months, have been busy renovating the four-bed 1920s property that they purchased in January 2021
Billie took a short video to display the brand new white front and slick landscaped driveway.
She penned: ‘How it started Vs How it’s going. Our home is finally starting to feel complete. The team from @vubaresinproducts worked so hard to give us the perfect driveway and we are sooo happy with it!
‘It has made the biggest difference!! It’s completely seamless and easy to maintain @vubaresinproducts are a manufacturer and supplier of resin bound products and we couldn’t be happier with the service provided.
The couple had planned to create a five-bed home with a two-storey extension, gym, games room and huge walk-in wardrobe in the style of the Kardashians but they were refused permission amid a row with neighbours.
Local residents had said the works were ‘excessive’ and not in keeping with other properties on the street but updated plans were then approved. Their new home boasts a swimming pool, jacuzzi and fire pit.
They bought the Brentwood property in January 2021 and have spent the past 19 months renovating it drastically but it was reported that they were ‘at war’ with their neighbours over the ongoing renovations.
Last year, Billie admitted she’s not speaking to the neighbours, after they opposed the couple’s plans to demolish the original rundown house and replace it with a five-bed palace.
Bridges haven’t been built since they won planning permission in August 2020 with Billie saying: ‘We’ve not seen anyone. But it’s just not a great start, is it?’
She added: ‘The house is so old, whoever was going to buy it was going to have to renovate.
Lavish: In the clip, Billie posed for a photo with Greg and showed off a before and after shot of the Brentwood property
Stunning: She took a short video to display the brand new white front and slick landscaped driveway
‘There’s only one neighbour to the side of us and he had a lot of reasons as to why he didn’t want us to go ahead, but it was getting a bit silly in the end. It’s been a very long journey already and it’s about to get even more pressurised once the builders start work.’
In July, Billie and Greg couldn’t hide their upset after learning renovations to their dream home were 24 weeks behind schedule.
In scenes that aired during an episode of The Family Diaries, the couple were told that workmen couldn’t continue with the development until they ‘started to make decisions’ on the interior.
Paying a visit to the property, Billie and Greg were greeted by their project manager Lee, who revealed that the renovation team were unable to carry on with work on the house until they received guidance.
Greg explained: ‘There’s no one working because we haven’t been giving them decisions.
‘This is interior and he needs to be on top of it a bit more, and he’s waiting for information from you,’ before turning to Billie.’
Noting the remaining steps in the renovations, Lee told the couple: ‘It’s basically, kitchen, utility all that we’re going to do and stairs, and then we can get everything in place and call the plasters in.’
Inside: The reality TV star has been documenting the process on Instagram
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