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Evening Standard
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Ruth Bloomfield

This family swapped south-east London for an ‘ugly bungalow’ on the coast — here’s how it’s going

At Avon Beach in Mudeford for sunset

(Picture: Handout)

For years Lydia and Mark Cranton had thought about moving out of London, spending endless weekends and holidays scouring the south coast and the west country in a never-ending search for the perfect spot to bring up their daughters Poppy, eight, and Clara, six.

Their problem was that although there were factors driving them out of London they also loved their home and community in Lee Green.

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