As seen and heard
A real story.
Documented.
From a one-euro house in Mussomeli to helping an international audience understand what happens after the headline.
The story on television
Channel 4
Help! We Bought a Village
George on Channel 4.
George Laing’s Sicily house journey, featured on Channel 4’s Help! We Bought a Village.
A €1 house in Mussomeli was the beginning. The renovation story continues at Casa Laing.
Viewing availability is managed by Channel 4.
Selected coverage
The story in
their words.
Independent articles and interviews covering George’s purchase, renovation, local work, and growing community.
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Read articleLiving in London left me £10k in debt — I cleared it buying an 85p house
Read articleLiving in UK left me £10k in debt — I cleared it buying an 85p house in Italy
Read articleYou wouldn't even get a shed in London for that: Why I bought a €1 house in Sicily
Read articleAvailable for
Interviews, features
and documentary work.
George can speak first-hand about €1-house schemes, overseas buying, renovation reality, leaving London, building community, and the gap between viral headlines and the real process.
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