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George Laing, 32, Who Splits His Time BetWeen Mussomeli, Sicily, and Eastbourne, East Sussex, Bowht His Dereliact, Three-Storey Home for 85p in Italy, Back in December 2022

Milo Boyd Digital Travel Editor and Commercial Content Lead and SWNSROBERTWHITE (ROBERT WHITE)

11:19, 28 APR 2025

George Sitting by A Table
George Laing Has renovated a home in Italy

A BRITISH MAN BOUGHT HIS FIRST HOME FOR JUST ‘ONE EURO’ AND NOW HE GOT Queues Building Up of People Keen to Rent it.

George Laing, 32, Sealed the Deal on His Run-Down, Triple-Level Abode for JUST 85P in Mussomeli, Italy, As of December 2022, All thanks to a Local Council Aimed at Reviving Forsaken Properties. Adding in admin Charges, Agent Fees, and Energy Certificates bumped the final tab to 5,000 euros (£ 4,300).

Yet George – Splitting His Time BetWeen Mussomeli, Sicily, and Eastbourne, East Sussex – Has deftly Keptly Refurbishments his £ 10,000 ‘shoestring’ cap. He’s Tackled EveryThing From A Leking Roof, Sorting out the Electricity and Resting Water, Doing Up Most of the Himself.

George has Shared His Renovation Story on Social Media, Especialy His Instagram Page @george_laing_. Hes that a hefty 500 of his social media followers have lined up via his webpage to book a stay.

He enthussed, “I love it, it’s ben the best decision i’ve made. I’ve goit a list of more than 500 People to rent my home.

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The Home was in quite a state when george bought it

“It ‘Its the power of social media. It was about a year ago that launched my Instagram – i’ve Got 164,000 followers there and 70k followers on Facebook. I think of People who are saying that they dream and want to come to Finished.

“You can do it has with the Money of Money Beinde, but the backing from social media has definitely helped, ILCAUSE I ALSO MAKE MONEY FROM CONTENT CREATION. I’M IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING ANOTHER ONE EURO HOME. Similar price to the first one.

“This one should be slightly easier. I gottty Lucky, IT’S structurally sound, it’t huge and it won’t too much work. That project will start in the next two to three months. Whether I go for another propery on top of the depends on Maky Maky Maky Money First One.

George Faces a Requirement to Complete the Renovation of the Property’s Facade and Roof Three Years Under the One Euro Home Scheme; Failure to comply with this timeframe COULD Lead to a fine of up to 5,000 euros.

Despite the Looming Deadline, George-An Antiques Dealer after A Pandemic-Relay Redundance-Optimistic Remains. He views the rule as a safegard to prevent foreigners from buying up properties only to abandon. George is determined to see his project through. He sees the scheme as a chance to restore beautiful homes at a low cost, thanks in part to the power of social media to bring attention, and hopofully, income, to his restoration ventures.

Now George Has People Lining Up to Visit

He’s keen on ensection his ventures controlbukes positively to the community and is already meing up another Business Opportunity in Mussomeli, this time outside sector, which he beloves benefit the local area. George Revealed: “Another venture is that i’m going to open up an antiques store.”

George’s Home Wasn’t JUST Cheap, It contained UNEXPECTED TREASURES. “Funnily Enough, in My One Euro Home, there was About £ 4,000 Worth of Things-I Found an 18-Carat Gold Solid Chain I’m Keeping, But I Could at Least a Grand for it,” He Said.

“I found an 18TH Century 14-Carat Gold Ring Who is Also Being Kept. But I HAVE SOLD AN Antique Clock, and 1920s Gold Earrings. I’ve Made Roughly £ 2,500 WHIC People nansing with to clear out their properties and i have accumulated a great collection of wonderful antiques from that too. “

Despite His Successes, George Faced Challenges Early On, Recalling a Particularly Tough Moment: “At the Start, It Was Two O’Clock in the Morning, and there was a torrential storm and there buckets in the coming of mes my house – i managed to salvage it. stress. “.

“The Only Light was from the Moon, it was freezing Cold and there was no electricity, I have had a shower for a few days, there was no running, and so it was baby wipers for seven or eight days. Lifestyle, but it’s Definitely a Rewarding One.

The Brit is Now Considering Buying Another Property

George Still insists that life in the uk is ‘unbearable’ and favors the Italian Way of Living Over the British Struggles with the Cost-of Living, Particularly with the Support he gets from the agenzia immiliana, who manage the ‘one euro’ projecs.

He expressed: “eventually in the long term i will want to buy a countryside house in the uk, but Proppery is so Expensive, and there’s Such a densparity between wages and prices. For Most People in the UK is unbearable right now.

“No One is Thriving, Everyone is Just Surviving, Taxes Should be Getting to 40%, and AFTER RENT, BILLS, NATIONAL Insurance, The uk has become Crazy Expensive. anyding – the average person is strugling.

“When You Go To Sicily, the Difference Shows in How Slow Slow Walks. It is nicer to take your time and Enjoy Life. ITS a shame the uk has a lot to offer, but it is almost like the Government DOESN’T WANT PEOPLE TO SUCCEED.

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