When Jamie and Eda Pierce bought their dream home in the country it must have seemed almost too good to be true.
The immaculate five-bedroom manor-house-style residence, set in seven acres of established gardens and grounds, came complete with a swimming pool, tennis court, paddocks and stables.
It even has its own helipad.
When the high-flying couple, both company directors, completed the purchase of the property for an agreed price of £3.15million on August 23, 2022, they appeared to have secured themselves a bargain.
They managed to knock £245,000 off the asking price after previous owners Paul and Elizabeth Nott put the property on
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