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I only left Emily unattended in the open for 60 seconds

When she bursts on to your screens in a reality TV show, you will understand what happened next

9 May 2015

9:00 AM

9 May 2015

9:00 AM

In the seemingly endless search for somewhere nice to live in modern Britain, where parking is not subject to martial law, I went house-hunting in the Surrey Hills.

I began in the sleepy village of Holmbury St Mary, 15 minutes from where the horses are now kicking their heels up in a lovely livery yard overlooking Dorking.

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