A couple who bought an abandoned caravan park for £90k in a bid to live mortgage-free say they have no regrets - despite having had no water for two months. Jon and Emilie James, 33 and 34, moved into the three-acre site in Llanelli in June last year after selling their home for £132k.
The pair - both wedding photographers - had £79k left after paying off their mortgage, which they combined with £11k of savings to buy the park. Their ambition is to live "within their means" and eventually to turn it into a countryside retreat, with the first cabin slated to be finished in August. But the journey hasn't been straightforward - with the colder months proving tough after the water at the park failed, leaving them forced to join a gym to shower.
Emilie said: "Winter was hard. All our water pipes froze so we had no water for two months. We joined our local gym to be able to shower.
