“Having lived in Banchory for over 40 years, I just couldn’t imagine living anywhere else. We never considered moving anywhere else, as the community is so lovely and the schools are fantastic - one of which is attended by my daughter. I’ve always said that we have Banchory hearts, so leaving the area just never crossed my mind.

“In terms of why we needed the move, it was a case of merging families since my partner Grant stayed in Dyce, we really needed a bigger home where everyone had their own space. I was staying in a house that was over 30 years old, and Grant was very keen to move into a new build home - we were very excited about the prospect of buying a brand new house and making it our own together.”

“The sheer quality of a Kirkwood home really stood out to us, everything just feels so crisp and clean. In terms of the ‘Drumallan’, we just loved everything about it from the layout to the high quality finish. Making the move into an untouched, Kirkwood home felt like a dream come true.

“We knew that we would be one of the first families to move into the Inchmarlo development, so the thought of being in the street from the very beginning and being a part of creating a community here and welcoming our new neighbours was something that we all looked forward to.

“We had already reserved a beautiful ‘Marr’ here at Inchmarlo, but as soon as we got an email from Sally at Kirkwood letting us know that a ‘Drumallan’ had become available we essentially bit her hand off! Having visited the ‘Drumallan’ showhome in Sauchen - which was very generously sized - we knew this would be better-suited to our lifestyle.”

“It’s a really spacious garden with a lot of flexibility, so we do have a number of additions planned such as an outdoor kitchen area, a patio, and a hot tub. Thanks to the beautiful French doors joining the kitchen to the south-facing garden, we see this entire area as one spacious hub for socialising. We have all these lovely plans that we can’t wait to get started on once we are properly settled in!”

“It was all very seamless without any hiccups or dragging on - the Kirkwood team have been wonderful to work with such as our sales advisor Sally, and Inchmarlo’s site manager, Melvin, who has been absolutely brilliant with us. Whenever we have queries, or have needed help figuring out something, Melvin has been on-hand to help us.

“We had visited a number of showhomes including the ‘Lyon’ at Ury Estate, but when we went to see the ‘Drumallan’ showhome in Sauchen everyone just instantly fell in love with it - we actually ended up replicating a number of design elements from the showhome such as the flooring! Every time we went to visit a showhome, the Kirkwood team was very accommodating which made the whole process a joy.”