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Tom Bevan & Kirsten McStay

'Saddest ever' Grand Designs home owner feels 'cursed' as another problem delays project

The owner of a lighthouse-inspired home on the 'saddest ever' Grand Designs episode said he feels 'cursed' as problems keep occurring which delay the progress of the project.

Edward Short said he is nearly at the end of the project and is almost in the position to sell the extraordinary Chesil Cliff House and is just putting the finishing touches on the spectacular build after more than a decade working on it.

But during the construction, a series of setbacks, including Covid and the temperature-sensitive tiling on the mansion's pool, has once again crippled the 52-year-old's plans.

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