#Can a new kitchen make pots of cash?

Published: 21:03 GMT, 26 July 2014 | Updated: 21:03 GMT, 26 July 2014

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Now that Jennifer in The Archers has successfully coerced husband Brian into funding a new kitchen for Home Farm  - by refusing to cook for him until he did - she is splurging on all manner of trendy appliances and materials. The crucial question is, how far should Jennifer go?

Does she really need a boiling/sparkling/still water tap and a steam oven? Does an uber-modern kitchen sit well in an 18th Century farmhouse? Would it add to the property's value should they have to sell?

If she were in London, she should have little fear in splashing out on the kitchen, argues Jonathan Hewlett, head of Savills London Region, Residential.

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'In today's world, the kitchen is one of the most important rooms in the house - the most important, if it's a combined kitchen/dining/living room.'

'Very formal houses will have catering kitchens but in a £1 million family home, it's worth spending £15,000 to £30,000 on the kitchen, and, say, £50,000 on a £2 million property.'