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WHO LIVES HERE

Durban couple Alison and Michael.

THE HOUSE

A double-storey heritage house on Durban’s Berea. The kitchen, along with the living, TV and dining rooms, are on the ground floor with three bedrooms and two bathrooms upstairs. The office/ guest suite is in a separate building.

Although Alison and Michael loved their Edwardian home with its

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