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HOME FROM HOME

Opting to rent for a while, to allow themselves time to find the right property to buy, Jeannie and Ross prepared themselves for a long wait. They knew that finding their ideal family home in the Cotswolds could take them months or even years. ‘You don’t mind making compromises with a rental house, because it’s not for ever,’ says Jeannie, ‘but when I saw the manor farmhouse for rent, I

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