Couple bought 'ugliest house on the street' for £150k and doubled its value
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA couple have transformed the 'ugliest house on the street' and managed to double its value. Lizzy Williams, 37, and her husband, Phil 40, bought a rundown semi-detached property for a bargain price of £150,000 back in 2014, and have since been working to bring it back to life.
When the couple first bought the four-bed home in St Albans, Hertfordshire, they claim it was the 'worst' house on the road as it had not being lived in for four years.
They say it had holes in the ceiling, dead plants, and fungus growing in the downstairs loo. Over the last nine years, after learning DIY on YouTube, they have turned it into their dream home.
By renovating themselves, Lizzy and Phil estimate they have saved £200k in costs - as they learnt how to do plumbing, electrics, build a swimming pool and install a kitchen. READ MORE: Entire 25-bed country estate goes on sale for just £150,000 Despite doing the majority of work themselves, the pair hired builders to construct an extension to the rear of the property and fit a new roof.
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