A family from the UK are now living mortgage-free after selling their house and moving to Bulgaria. Laura Phoenix, 33, and her husband Anthony, 32, wanted to buy a rural home but couldn't afford the soaring house prices and cost of living in the UK.
Instead, the couple, along with their two daughters aged four and two, decided to move 1,941 miles 'on a whim' to live in Strazhitsa, Bulgaria.
They sold their two-bed property in County Durham for £85,000 and moved overseas in September 2023. The pair have since bought an abandoned three-bedroom property for just £7,000 - allowing them to live without a mortgage.
They have been renovating their new house ever since and say it is now their 'dream home'. READ MORE: Mum who was left living in campervan after 'devastating' event finds dream home Since moving, Laura says her family feel "free".
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