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Paige Freshwater

Housebuyer in hysterics at note previous owner left under wallpaper in 1990s

Buying your own house is extremely rewarding - especially when you've spent years putting your hard-earned money into savings. However, it can take a good while to 'make a house a home', which is why many homeowners start redecorating as soon as they move in.

But one woman ended up in hysterics after ripping off the wallpaper put up by the previous owners in the 1990s. Underneath the wallpaper was a small note detailing how many rolls she would need when she comes to redecorate the room.

It reads: "If you ever need to wallpaper this room again, it will take eight rolls of wallpaper. I bought just six rolls at £17 per roll on 5/12/97 and I didn't have enough.

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