A woman who says she was 'effectively homeless' while doing up a home she bought for just £1 has shared pictures of the stunning transformation.
Maxine Sharples put in a bid at the extraordinary rate in 2015, under a scheme which sold dilapidated houses off cheaply in exchange for homeowners’ agreement to use their own money and resources to bring it back to life.
She told the Liverpool Echo that she “couldn’t have been more naïve” about the process of upgrading the home. Starting the renovations during the pandemic, she was forced to take on a lot of the labouring herself - with astonishing results.
