Rot, romance and renovations: the reality of buying a cheap old house on Instagram
- Posted on October 29, 2024
- By The Guardian
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Rot, romance and renovations: the reality of buying a cheap old house on Instagram
From Germany to Japan, people are buying up draughty churches, leaky hotels and asbestos-filled schools for peanuts and turning them into dream homes. They can be as big as 40,000 sq ft – but are they always a great deal?