What I Own: I bought my four-bedroom £450,000 Cornwall villa in cash

This weekend, we’re in Truro down in Cornwall (Picture: @Mattkeeblephotography)

Welcome back to What I Own – Metro’s property series where we speak to homeowners about getting on the ladder.

On a back street in Rome, interior designer Drew Muntz picked up what he knew would become the centrepiece of his next home: a door knocker.

It was so special that it became the inspiration for his next house purchase, when Castle Lodge, a four-bedroom villa in Truro, Cornwall, came along and he realised it was the perfect fit.

He immediately bought the home, in cash, fo...