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A man who bought a six-bedroom country house for £3,000 is tired of the UK's housing crisis.

A man who bought a six-bedroom country house for £3,000 is tired of the UK's housing crisis.

A man who bought a six-bedroom country house for £3,000 is tired of the UK's housing crisis.

Rob said it was a risk, but he enjoys working on a house that was built more than 100 years ago and was in a state of disrepair.

Rob's story is told in the latest season of Channel 4's 'Help! I Bought A Village."

(Image: provided)Buying and renting in the UK is currently neither easy nor cheap. Soaring interest rates have significantly increased monthly mortgage payments and with them rents have risen. For many, the dream of owning their own home has proved unattainable. But one man took drastic action after becoming disillusioned with the UK's housing problems.

Rob Davies, father-of-two, 35, spotted a dilapidated''A six-story house on eBay for a fraction of the cost of a house back home. There was one small problem - the house was in Bulgaria. However, as he was unsuccessful in buying a property on the west coast of Scotland, he decided to take the risk.

Rob's story is told in the latest season of Channel 4's 'Help! I Bought A Village"

which will return to air on Monday at 5pm (Source: Mirror). He revealed his decision to buy the property in Golyamo Kruszewo, which is 20 miles north of the Turkish border, was "completely random".

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He said: "I always follow properties on the market to see if there are any benefits. I was just randomly searching on eBay, just typing in properties to see what was available. And that's how it''happened'.

Rob's new home, a detached house on a half-acre lot, was reportedly built more than 100 years ago, but has been vacant and abandoned since the 1980s. The house lacks bathrooms, a kitchen, windows, electricity and plumbing. However, Rob assures that he is not intimidated by the challenge, but is just happy to invest in his family's future.

The house was built more than 100 years ago (Source: Mirror). He continued: "It's a risk and I've had my downs and ups. I miss my family but I'm also happy because I'm getting results. I'm restoring floors, seeing how the house was built when it was built and in doing so I'm having fun. "

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