Our Story at Cosy Oak
We have a long standing history of interest in property and tenants. In a previous life Daniel renovated and refurbished many houses over two decades and Ildikó worked in social housing for 14 years.
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Since 2016 Daniel has been working as a builder, doing everything from kitchen and bathroom replacements, small or large, internal or external, home and garden improvements. But his special talent is building wood structures, like decking, fencing and custom built sheds, workshops and studios. Many of his customers have complimented and asked: "Is there anything you can't do?".
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Ildikó has been renting out her spare rooms since 2008 initially to international students, providing them with “home from home” accommodation. In between student visitors and in recent years, the rooms were available to short or medium term lodgers and AirBnB guests, gaining Super Host status along the way. One of the Language Schools used to tell their students who were matched to Ildikó "You are the lucky one! She is our best host mum."
We are taking our property development enthusiasm to the next level now, and do this full time. We are building our business on our strengths of being builders, renovators and serviced accommodation providers, who work with integrity, ingenuity, and a can-do attitude.
Our work is customer centred, reliable and affordable. We believe we can make a difference and give existing properties much needed TLC to bring them up to today's standards. We are adding environmentally conscious improvements where possible for future proof living. We aim to provide homes for people and businesses, where they move to by choice, whether short or long term.
"Dan spent a week building a Potting shed that I know will last me for the rest of my life. Each piece of wood was measured and put together by a craftsman that knew exactly what he was doing. I am so excited to put all my seeds and plants in there over the next few weeks. Dan is also a bit of a polymath and can use his skills on any number of DIY tasks. He was on time, trustworthy and totally professional"
Barbara, Crapstone
"Dan has recently built a studio from scratch in my garden.
The end result is fantastic . The quality of Dan’s work is exceptional. He is meticulous and pays attention to detail and also has a vision of the end result.
I have no hesitation in recommending him"
Cate, Horrabridge
"Without a doubt a fantastic place to stay. Extremely clean, the location is perfect to coordinate your time whether in or around the Plymouth area, and Ildiko and her husband couldn't have been more helpful in providing everything needed for a comfortable stay. Stay there... you won't regret it and you'll see what I mean!" Dennis
For other AirBnB reviews: https://www.airbnb.co.uk/users/show/797714