£1 houses: renovating Britain's cheapest homes
Renovating Britain’s cheapest properties
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Britain is in the throes of a housing crisis, not enough homes being built has fuelled an increase in houses on the market for huge sums, with many families struggling to find affordable properties in urban areas. But it's not like that everywhere...
Renovating Britain’s cheapest properties
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Renovating Britain’s cheapest properties
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To redress the balance, local councils have been attempting to open up these areas and encourage people to buy these abandoned properties with financial incentives and regeneration plans. A Channel 4 documentary recently followed the results of one such scheme in Liverpool.
Liverpool’s £1 homes
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Liverpool City Council launched the £1 Home Scheme in 2013 to tackle the problem of empty, dilapidated houses in rundown areas such as Anfield and the Webster Triangle. The scheme offered a cheap as chips property to people who live and work in the Liverpool area and crucially, who pledge to fix up their new homes. Such projects have been mimicked around the world, with a similar scheme rolled in Italy recently.
Liverpool’s £1 homes
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Liverpool’s £1 homes
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Liverpool’s £1 homes
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Liverpool’s £1 homes
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And the 30-year-old has put her own design stamp on the property, with ideas such as installing a wood-burning stove in the living room and using an upcycled railway sleeper as the mantle piece.
Liverpool’s £1 homes
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The bathroom has been totally renovated to bring it up to date with modern tastes, with new metro tiles and a bright skylight to bring in natural light.
Liverpool’s £1 homes
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When she sells she stands to make around £32,000 and says the scheme has offered her a first step on the property ladder. “The overarching positive was the ability to own a property I could never afford on my own."
Liverpool’s £1 homes
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Liverpool’s £1 homes
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Liverpool’s £1 homes
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Stoke-On-Trent's £1 houses
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Stoke-On-Trent's £1 houses
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Stoke-On-Trent's £1 houses
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Stoke-On-Trent's £1 houses
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Stoke-On-Trent's £1 houses
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Stoke-On-Trent's £1 houses
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Stoke-On-Trent's £1 houses
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Stoke-On-Trent's £1 houses
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Stoke-On-Trent's £1 houses
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Stoke-On-Trent's £1 houses
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Stoke-On-Trent's £1 houses
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The kitchen leads into an open plan dining room allowing the keen baker to socialise with visitors while she works on her cake creations. As well as filling the homes, this area has taken the renovations well, with improvements in local unity and falling crime figures.
Liverpool's £1 homes
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Liverpool's £1 homes
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Liverpool’s £1 homes
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Liverpool’s £1 homes
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Liverpool’s £1 homes
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