Even though it had yellowing walls and brown carpets, this house was perfect for Joanna Thomson and her husband Ian

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Exchanging houses with my mum and dad was the best decision my husband, Tom, and I made. They wanted to downsize and we wanted to upsize, so it made sense. We both lived in 1930s houses five minutes a

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