A British family who left the UK for a £7,000 home in Bulgaria have revealed that their idyllic new life is not for the faint of heart.
Laura Phoenix, 35, and her husband, Anthony, 33, moved to Strazhitsa, a small town in northeastern Bulgaria, with their daughters, Cecelia, six, and Nova, three, in September 2023.
They had previously been living in a two-bedroom house in Darlington, County Durham, and had aspirations of upgrading, but were priced out after realising the properties they were looking for would cost them around £500,000 in Britain.
After selling their home for £85,000, the couple found and bought an abandoned three-bedroom property in Strazhitsa for just £7,000 - seeking an off-grid lifestyle and a better quality of life.
The couple have since spent £5,000 on renovations and say they have never been happier.
