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A BRAVE businessman has decided to leave the UK to buy himself a new home in a sunny holiday hotspot for only 85p. After astronomical rent and a soaring cost of living ruled out a life in London , George Laing jetted off to Sicily to build his own dream home for cheap and says he couldn't be happier with his decision. The 31-year-old took a bold leap and participated in the one Euro Houses project that takes derelict, abandoned buildings across Italy and flogs them to people at an insanely low price.

The savvy entrepreneur jumped at the chance to stop wasting thousands a month on rent and quickly found a run-down three-bedroom cottage in the hilltop Sicilian village of Mussomeli. Despite the crumbling walls, battered windows and overgrown weeds Laing said the 85p home was a steal from the moment he saw it saying he is now "happier than ever". With one of the best parts of having a home in Sicily is how different the lifestyle is to the UK.



In Sicily life is just a bit slower. You've got a different quality of life, and obviously the weather is 25-30 degrees everyday. And it's a beautiful place.

George told The Sun: "In Sicily life is just a bit slower. You've got a different quality of life, and obviously the weather is 25-30 degrees everyday. And it's a beautiful place.

" With just 10,000 residents in the whole of Mussomeli, George knew the hustle and bustle of his typical life in the UK would be long gone. He said from the first moment he arrived he could tell he had entered.

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