Couple Buys French Hamlet for £26k After Struggling to Afford UK Home
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A couple from the UK, Yip Ward and Paul Mappley, purchased a French hamlet for £26,000 after finding it difficult to afford a home in the UK. The hamlet includes seven cottages and two barns, which they are renovating themselves, saving around £100,000 in the process.
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