David is a retired Royal Air Force officer, and Margaret is a retired primary school teacher.  We achieved our long-term aim of moving to York permanently in 2017, after years of moving around the country owing to David’s job.  David is a Yorkshireman, so the move was a return to his roots, and whilst Margaret is a Scot, she fell in love with York long before she fell in love with David!

In 2012, in anticipation of our eventual planned move, we bought 7 Aspire.  This gave us a base to visit friends and family in the area, as well as providing somewhere to stay whilst planning our recent property purchase and relocation.  Throughout this time, 7 Aspire has been used as a vacation rental property, providing self-catering accommodation to nearly 2000 guests.

We have two daughters: Louise is an astro-physicist and lives with her fiance in Lund, Sweden, and Emily is Head of Science in a school in Derbyshire where she lives with her partner.