"We sold our three-bedroom semi in Manchester for £400k and bought a whole French village instead"
- 11 months ago
A family living "the rat race" sold their three-bedroom semi for £400,000 - and bought an entire French village.
Liz and David Murphy purchased the historic rural hamlet of Lac De Maison, in Poitou-Charentes, south west France, in January 2021.
The couple sold their three-bed home in Manchester for £400,000 and used the cash to buy six 400-year-old houses, two barns and three-acres of land.
Their hamlet also includes two 10m x 15m swimming pools which they have renovated with the help of local builders and tradesmen.
The couple, who both worked in radio, spent £300,000 to transform the ruined buildings into homes for their family and a potentially thriving holiday let business.
They moved into the main house with their two children Tom, 12, and Charlotte, eight, late last year.
In the house opposite lives Liz’s mum Helen Diaper, 73, and stepdad Terry, 72.
The remaining four houses and two barns in the hamlet have been turned into holiday homes which they plan to rent out for hundreds of pounds a week.
The family say they now live “like millionaires” and have no plans to return to the UK despite not speaking French.
Liz and David Murphy purchased the historic rural hamlet of Lac De Maison, in Poitou-Charentes, south west France, in January 2021.
The couple sold their three-bed home in Manchester for £400,000 and used the cash to buy six 400-year-old houses, two barns and three-acres of land.
Their hamlet also includes two 10m x 15m swimming pools which they have renovated with the help of local builders and tradesmen.
The couple, who both worked in radio, spent £300,000 to transform the ruined buildings into homes for their family and a potentially thriving holiday let business.
They moved into the main house with their two children Tom, 12, and Charlotte, eight, late last year.
In the house opposite lives Liz’s mum Helen Diaper, 73, and stepdad Terry, 72.
The remaining four houses and two barns in the hamlet have been turned into holiday homes which they plan to rent out for hundreds of pounds a week.
The family say they now live “like millionaires” and have no plans to return to the UK despite not speaking French.