The parents of a boy with leukaemia have found the perfect home thanks to an unlikely Good Samaritan.

Adam and Madeleine Dennis from Watford were desperate for a three-bedroom home for their three-year-old son Seth, who was diagnosed with leukaemia last year.

Seth currently shares a room with his two older sisters at a two-bedroom house in Caractacus Cottage View.

The family have been involved in discussions with Watford Borough Council ever since they applied for a larger home in February. The family accused the council of not taking Seth’s medical needs properly after they graded them as a low housing priority.

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The family were on a waiting list with no solution in sight until a chance meeting in a supermarket.

While shopping in Morrisons in Watford, the Dennis’ were approached by a man who recognised them from a photo in the Watford Observer.

The man told them that his unnamed brother was looking to downsize from his three-bedroom home, which he shared with his mother, before she died at the end of last year.

He lives just three streets from the Dennis’s home; perfect for the family, who need to be within 15 minutes of Watford General Hospital and just five minutes from their daughter's school.

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Mr Dennis was put in touch with the brother and they came to an agreement.

A mutual exchange was formally agreed with Watford Community Housing earlier this week.

The swap is expected to take place at the end of June.

Following the exchange, Mrs Dennis said: “It’s such a relief and this will help Seth so much and keep him on his chemotherapy.

“It is a weight off our shoulders and now we can focus on getting Seth better and getting the treatment and care that he needs. We are so grateful and it is the perfect house.

"The worry of the move has now been lifted but we still have a long long way to go to get him better."

Mutual exchanges can occur when two households of people in social housing agree that they would like to swap homes or tenancies.

Ben Johnson, director of operations for Watford Community Housing, said: “We are always pleased to be able to help families find a new home through the mutual exchange process, which allows us to provide people with homes which meet their needs. We wish both parties all the best in their new homes.”

Mayor of Watford Peter Taylor added: “I am absolutely delighted that the Dennis family has secured a home swap relatively quickly. What they have been facing highlights just how bad the national housing crisis is. I am determined to make Watford a town for everyone and to do that one of my top priorities as Mayor is to create more social and affordable housing.”