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A summer PLACE

WHO LIVES HERE

A couple who live in London with their two young daughters. They spend their holidays here with grandparents, who visit from Durban.

THE HOUSE

A double-storey timber house in the historic village of Scarborough on the Cape Peninsula. On the ground floor, there is an open-plan living area and kitchen leading onto a balcony as well as the main bedroom and bathroom. Upstairs are

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