A couple from Manchester say they are now living 'like millionaires' after selling their three-bed home and buying a village in France instead. Liz and David Murphy sold their semi-detached property for £400,000 and bought a historic rural hamlet in south west France for the same price.
After realising they were in a 'rat race', Liz, 45, and Dave, 54, gave up their Manchester home and swapped it for a six 400-year-old houses, two barns and three acres of land complete with two swimming pools.
Since buying the village in in Poitou-Charentes in 2021, the couple have renovated it with the help of local builders and tradesmen. The pair spent spent £300,000 transforming the ruined buildings into homes for their family to live in, with the potential of creating a holiday let business.
