A couple who bought an "ugly" house that "no one else wanted" say they have fallen in love with it after giving it a stunning revamp. Jo Lemos, 36, and Chris Gilheaney, 33, had planned to buy the run-down home in Prestwich, Greater Manchester, so they could renovate it and re-sell it quickly, but they fell in love with it.
The couple ended up spending around £30,000 to turn the 1930s property, which they paid £244,000 for in November 2019, into their dream home - turning the "worst house on the street" into the quirky and modern Scandi-style abode they love now, according to the Manchester Evening News.
After the house sale went through - a "stressful" process that took six months as they were in a chain of four - the pair, who met on a dating site seven years ago, set about renovating the property, but then the pandemic hit. The Covid lockdowns came just as the couple were renovating the downstairs, leaving them living in a building site for a while.
