{"id":139144,"date":"2023-09-12T16:00:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T09:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/what-the-hell-have-we-done-the-people-buying-homes-sight-unseen\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T16:18:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T09:18:41","slug":"what-the-hell-have-we-done-the-people-buying-homes-sight-unseen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/what-the-hell-have-we-done-the-people-buying-homes-sight-unseen\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018What the hell have we done?\u2019 The people buying homes sight unseen"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nVirtual property purchases took off during the pandemic and are still happening today. Some buyers find their dream home \u2013 but not everyone is so luckyJez and Julie, both 62, had a beautiful life in Brittany. The couple had moved there from York in 2000, after retiring from teaching, and had begun to buy, renovate and sell houses to make a living. They lived in a 300-year-old stone farmhouse by a lake.\u201cMy mum died in 1995 when she was only 63,\u201d says Jez, who has asked for his surname not to be used. \u201cThat gave me a real kick in the pants to do something, which I always say is the best inheritance you\u2019ll ever get.\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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