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When Jo and Peter Flavell decided to return to the UK, having spent a very happy decade living in France, it was a speculative online search that led them to their stone cottage in a Leicestershire hamlet. Dating back to 1701, the Grade II-listed cottage had not been updated for many years and featured a distinctly 1960s decor. ‘We could see the potential of the house, of course, but it was definitely the stunning views across the Welland Valley that sealed the deal,’ Jo

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