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After renting a flat with friends in London for four years, the time was right for Alice and Tim to move to the North West. At the time, all their friends were moving away from the capital, and Alice wanted to be closer to her dad in Liverpool, as he was terminally ill. To get a feel for the area before putting down roots, the couple rented a two-bedroom Victorian terraced house in Altrincham for a year.

Sadly, both Alice and Tim lost their dads within months of each other. They used their inheritance to purchase a three-bedroom 1930s semi with bags of potential in

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