Brit finds £4k treat in one euro holiday home - now 500 are lining up to stay

Brit finds £4k treat in one euro holiday home - now 500 are lining up to stay

George Laing, 32, who splits his time between Mussomeli, Sicily, and Eastbourne, East Sussex, bought his derelict, three-storey home for 85p in Italy, back in December 2022

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