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Sara Haigh has a crumbly old property crammed full of nasty surprises such as bottles filled with urine into a beautiful holiday home close to the seafront in PlymouthSara Haigh bought the rundown home and decided to spruce it up(Image: Supplied)A pensioner poured £100,000 and three years of her life into turning Britain’s ‘most disgusting home’ into a coastal paradise.Sara Haigh, 65, bought the garbage-filled hoarder’s house in Plymouth, Devon on a whim after being given just 15 minutes to view it before it went to auction in 2021. A...

Sara Haigh has a crumbly old property crammed full of nasty surprises such as bottles filled with urine into a beautiful holiday home close to the seafront in PlymouthSara Haigh bought the rundown home and decided to spruce it up(Image: Supplied)A pensioner poured £100,000 and three years of her life into turning Britain’s ‘most disgusting home’ into a coastal paradise.Sara Haigh, 65, bought the garbage-filled hoarder’s house in Plymouth, Devon on a whim after being given just 15 minutes to view it before it went to auction in 2021. A...

Lloyds said in May that the average property price in Salcombe in Devon is £970,657, down 22% when compared to 2022, when the figure stood at more than £1.2 millionSalcombe in Devon is usually a hotspot for tourists(Image: Getty Images)A new £10 parking fee is deterring day-trippers from visiting Salcombe, recently dubbed the UK's priciest coastal spot. Lloyds reported in May 2024 that the average property price in the Devon town has dropped to £970,657, a 22% decrease from 2022's figure of over £1.2 million.Rightmove's August rankings listed Sandbanks and...