Evicted family-of-five turning £6k double decker bus into luxury four-bed home

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family facing homelessness have decided to transform a double-decker bus from eBay into a four-bedroom home. Simon Lewis and Sophie Underwood decided to buy the £6,000 school bus for their family of five after they were hit with a shock eviction notice.

The creative couple said their landlord threatened to kick them out of their rented property by August 9 because he wants to sell. READ MORE Paralysed dog with amputated legs dumped on street finds forever home on canal boat In a bid to keep their family off the streets, Simon and Sophie have set themselves the challenge to turn the green bus into a humble abode in Felixstowe, Suffolk.Simon, who owns a vaping shop, said: “Rather than leaving us homeless or burdening the council with the responsibility to find us somewhere to live, we decided to take matters into our own hands." Do you have a similar experience to Sophie and Simon?

Share your story at monica.charsley@reachplc.com Simon said he will spend £20,000 on renovating the bus to create four bedrooms, a bathroom and a toilet on the top deck.Downstairs there will be a kitchen, dining room and seating area.Simon said the Covid-19 pandemic had made it harder for the family to get "back on their feet" financially, meaning they can’t afford to buy a house.But he believes they will save thousands of pounds a year by living on the bus, which was previously owned by a Cambridge bus company.Simon said: "There are literally no homes with estate agents so basically, we decided we could either move out of town or end up homeless.“It has always been a dream of ours to travel the country around the UK and visit the four parts of the country.