A woman who plans to retire to the Mediterranean has bought three houses in Italy for just one euro each. Rubia Daniels flew out to Mussomeli, Sicily, after hearing of the "one euro home" scheme which was launched in 2019 in response to increasing numbers of abandoned buildings.
The 49-year-old purchased three run-down historic fixer-uppers and paid just €3 (£2.66) for them in total. They are located within a 10-minute drive of each other are expected to need €20,000 (£17.7k) to restore them.
According to the Mirror, she plans on turning one into an art gallery, another into a wellness centre and she plans to live in the smallest of the three with her partner Kenneth Pitts, 65, during their retirement. Rubia believes each house will be worth €30k (£26.6k) when renovated, but says she has no plans to sell.
