{
  "id": 17824836,
  "title": "Unable to afford UK home, couple buy French hamlet for £26,000",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/unable-to-afford-uk-home-couple-buy-french-hamlet-for-26-000",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-02T15:43:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/meet-yip-ward-and-paul-mappley-couple-who-couldnt-afford-a-uk-home-buy-french-hamlet-for-26000-with-seven-cottages-two-barns-and-more-save-over-100000-by-renovating-themselves/articleshow/135466565.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Yip Ward and Paul Mappley went from living in a caravan in England to owning an abandoned French hamlet. The couple bought the property for £26,000, which includes seven cottages, two barns and other buildings. By carrying out much of the restoration themselves, they estimate they have saved more than £100,000 while bringing the historic hamlet back to life.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}