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The cottage of my dreams was proving a nightmare to buy

The estate agent selling it seemed reluctant to do so

23 April 2016

9:00 AM

23 April 2016

9:00 AM

The cottage of my dreams (or possibly worst nightmares) proved rather difficult to purchase, not least because the agent selling it did not want to sell it.

You may remember he showed me round by plodding dolefully between the cramped rooms in his long dark overcoat like an undertaker, shaking his head at the water-damaged walls and lack of central heating.

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