A BRAVE businessman has decided to quit the UK after buying a property in a sunny holiday hotspot for just 85p and transforming it into a dream home. After barely managing to survive living in London with the astronomical rent and soaring cost of living , 31-year-old George Laing packed his bags and jetted off to Italy to create his perfect life on the cheap. Laing took a bold leap and participated in the one Euro Houses project that takes derelict, abandoned buildings in 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 says the 85p home was a steal from the moment he saw it. He said: "To my left is a vista of mountains, to my right a beautiful church.
"I don't speak a word of Italian and my hands are callused. But I can honestly say that at 31, I am happier than I have ever been." The property was in desperate need of an overhaul when Laing signed the contract for the house less than a year ago.
A miserable hole sat in the roof and the home had no running water or electricity. But beyond the gloomy exterior and lackluster interior Laing saw the potential. Three spacious storeys of room to play with and a classic Italian balcony out the front was paired with a glorious marble staircase.
Laing told The Times , his main.
