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HOLIDAY haven

When Nikki, Tom and their two young children viewed Pebbles, a 1970s bungalow in Seasalter, they’d already done six back-to-back viewings and had two more on their list. They knew the market was competitive, having missed out on two properties in the previous few weeks. ‘We were determined not to give up,’ says Nikki, ‘so we expanded our search, looking further along the coast and stretching our

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