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RURAL restoration

Finding their dream retirement home took Jo and Chris Ogden 10 years. ‘Chris had been looking for a property that would be our holiday home and where we’d eventually retire to,’ says Jo. ‘He looked all over the country and was keen to find something with character, and which we could renovate ourselves.’

The couple were twice gazumped on properties before Chris found a

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