House hunters so often sidestep the sort of property they'Ve set out to buy that it's almost become a matter of course. Something of the kind happened when antiques dealers Erna Hiscock and her husband John Shepherd decided to downsize, and move out of town to the Kent countryside. They had no desire to take on the kind of renovation they'd worked on the 17thcentury house they were selling. But when John saw a familiar house online, plans began to turn.
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