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I left frantic UK life to buy 85p home in sunny paradise – now I’m building property empire for cost of two pints

AFTER years of enduring the rat race as a jewellery dealer in the UK, George Laing took a gamble on a new life in Europe - with just 85p. With gruelling hard work and patience, the Brit is slowly transforming a derelict three-story building into his dream home - and he has another plan up his sleeve.15George Laing, 32, bought his dream home for cheap as part of the €1 Houses projectCredit: Instagram/george_laing_15The property George bought for 85pCredit: SWNS15He snapped up the home in Mussomeli, Sicily - a sun-soaked region...
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We’re rent & mortgage free at 30 after building our own tiny home – we barely did any DIY & now have our dream property

A COUPLE have revealed that they are now rent and mortgage free, at just 30-years-old, after building their own tiny home. Lexie and Jed had hardly any DIY experience when they embarked on their huge project, but still managed to create their dream off-grid home. 2Lexie and Jed are rent and mortgage free at 302They built an entire tiny home themselvesThe couple said that a lot of blood, sweat and tears went in to the project, but thanks to a basic five-week building course taken by Jed, they were able...
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I got on the property ladder through ‘lifeline’ government account – you can get £1,000 free cash a year

A WOMAN resigned to renting for life got on the property ladder by temporarily becoming an estate agent – to learn the tricks of the trade.Comedian Kate-Lois Elliott thought she was going to live in a rented basement flat for the rest of her days due to her career choices.2Comedian Kate-Lois Elliott got on the property ladder by saving into a LISACredit: Ben Stevens/PinPep2She also became an estate agent for six monthsCredit: Ben Stevens/PinPepAs a former actor-turned-comedian – who is married to another actor – their irregular income offered little...