Good diplomacy skills

Careful handling of dealings with neighbours, particularly in busy towns and cities, can mean the difference between getting the home you want and a severe compromise.

Mario Savva wanted an unusual, but magnificent, five bedroom family home built in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, with large areas of structural glazing to allow light to flood in.

He said his London building firm, JPF Clarke of Crouch End not only did outstanding work on an unusual contemporary home, but were also extremely diplomatic in dealings with the neighbours.