Lewis Vye and his wife, Jordan, were faced with the prospect of a £300,000 mortgage – until an acquaintance gave Jordan a valuable tip on how to get a bargain property
A British family have quit the UK for Bulgaria after realising they would never be able to afford a home.
Lewis Vye and his wife, Jordan, both 31, left their two-bed rental house in Bournemouth, Dorset, and moved 1,788 miles to Haskovo Province, Bulgaria, in June 2022 – with their two children, Leo, 11, and Fae, two.
Jordan got the idea from a friend who told her she had bought a house in the country for just £3,000.
After mulling over the idea and constantly checking Rightmove for properties, the pair bought a two-acre plot of land which included a three-bedroom house, a barn and outbuildings for £7,000 – cheaper than the £300,000 mortgage they were facing in the UK.