A British family-of-six moved to Bulgaria and now save £22k-a-year on their household bills.
Amy Smerdon, 35, and her husband, Jerry, 53, had always dreamed of living off grid and were fed up of renting but realised they couldn't afford a mortgage in the UK.
The couple - who have a two sons, aged eight and six, and twin boys, aged five - heard about cheap property in Bulgaria and bought a three-bedroom home for £7k in 2024 to do up as a holiday home.
After Amy got some inheritance money when her grandad passed away, the family decided to move out permanently and bought the plot, with a warehouse, near the town of Popovo.
Jerry, who runs a vape shop and ice cream parlour in the UK, converted the warehouse into a liveable home at the beginning of this year.
