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英国一对夫妻，去年2月时在利物浦市以1英镑的价格，买下一间破旧的三居室房子，并花了4万英镑将之重新装潢。没想到搬进去后，就后悔莫及了。
根据《每日邮报》报导，去年2月，英国一对夫妻梅尔和鲍伯（Mel and Rob Hilton-Phillip）在利物浦市韦伯斯特三角区（Webster Triangle），以1英镑的价格买下了一间破旧的三居室房子，并花了4万英镑将之重新装潢，两人都对于拥有自己的新家而感到十分兴奋。
但很快，夫妇俩就后悔不已。原来，这是一条被遗弃的街道，2013年政府才以“地区改造计划”将这里的房子便宜贩售给当地人，因此当鲍伯一家搬过来时，加上他们这里只有4户居民，其他房子都仍在装修中。
鲍伯形容外面的街道就像是一条“鬼街”，晚上总是会有一大批不良少年鬼混，甚至有人在这里放火、直接在街上排泄。虽然夫妻两花了4万英镑，但毕竟这里的房子实在太老旧了，夫妻两人每天都在担心房子会不会随时倒塌。
尽管很后悔，但夫妻两人在短期内却无法脱离这条街道，因为当初购买这栋房子的计划协议上，注明了购买者必须住在房子里长达5年的时间。
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為了讓小家庭能夠買得起房子，政府祭出優惠政策，幫助年輕人買到屬於自己的家，但購屋前仍要三思！英國一對夫妻日前只花新台幣40元就買到一間三房的老屋，並且花錢翻修，不過一家人住進去後卻後悔了！
一家五口只花了1英鎊，買了位於利物浦市韋伯斯特三角區的房子。圖／翻攝自「每日郵報」
據每日郵報報導，英國這對夫妻梅爾和鮑伯(Mel and Rob Hilton-Phillip)去年在利物浦市韋伯斯特三角區(Webster Triangle)，以1英鎊(約台幣40元)的價格買下一間三臥室的老屋。
為了能盡速搬入新居，夫妻倆花了4萬英鎊重新整修。圖／翻攝自「每日郵報」
由於價格低廉，因此梅爾和鮑伯決定買下，並花了4萬英鎊重新翻修，期待一家人能夠展開新生活，但正式搬進去後，梅爾和鮑伯卻後悔了，因為他們發現住家竟位於一條被遺棄的街道上，且這條街上僅4戶人家居住，其他14間房子仍在裝修中。
到了晚上，不肖份子出沒街道，讓社區安全亮起紅燈。圖／翻攝自「每日郵報」
梅爾和鮑伯透露，一出門整條街宛如鬼城般空蕩，附近的房子年久失修，夫妻倆擔心對面的建築隨時會倒塌，且到了晚上都會有一些不良少年在外遊蕩，甚至還有不肖份子在街道上縱火，讓梅爾和鮑伯相當擔憂住家安全。
事實上，梅爾和鮑伯所買的地區，是政府在2013年推出的「地區改造計畫」，將這裡的房子便宜販售給當地人，如今梅爾和鮑伯後悔也來不及了，因為合約上註明，購屋者必須住滿5年才能離開，因此梅爾和鮑伯一家五口恐怕要學著適應新生活。
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AS Mel Hilton-Phillips tucks her two daughters up in bed, she sees a figure lurking outside in the street and shudders.
Peering through a crack in the curtain, she watches in disgust as a local woman pulls down her pants, squats, and poos on the pavement outside her Liverpool home.
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Mel and Rob with their three children outside their £1 home in LiverpoolCredit: Channel 4
The bizarre sight would be enough for most of us to call the police, but for Mel, 30, and her family it's become the norm.
They moved onto the Webster Triangle in Wavertree, Liverpool, 12 months ago when she and partner Rob, 33, nabbed a £1 house on the UK’s cheapest street.
The childhood sweethearts - who feature on Channel 4’s £1 Houses: Britain’s Cheapest Street tonight - bought the house though a council scheme to sell off empty houses for a quid, which was set up to bring 6,000 empty properties back into use.
Families can apply to the council to buy the properties, and, if successful, they are allocated a house on the condition they stay there for five years.
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The house was derelict when Mel and Rob paid a quid for itCredit: Channel 4
Despite receiving 2,500 applications, progress has been slow and a council spokesman says only 58 families have been moved into the houses, which all come without plumbing or electricity.
As a result, the empty houses have been targeted by arsonists and gangs, who linger in the streets causing trouble, making life hell for the few families that have moved in.
'We are too scared to go out'
On Mel and Rob's street, only three out of 17 houses are occupied.
Many were due for demolition to make way for new social housing - but plans were scrapped when the coalition government closed the Housing Renewal Fund in 2010.
At night, the rundown area becomes a magnet for gangs, drug dealers and arsonists. Last year, they even found a bullet on their doorstep after a mass shooting nearby.
Another resident found 40 bags of cannabis with a street value of £30,000 dumped in a skip.
Despite loving her home, Mel admits she's too scared to go outside at night.
She says: “It’s quite intimidating if you’re a woman on your own and you walk out in the dark and you’ve got big groups of teenagers hanging outside. I just stay inside.”
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Shocking reality of life in our £1 home: Family who spent £40K renovating a house they bought for pennies reveal they're afraid to go outside because vandals terrorise the derelict street
- Mel and Rob Hilton-Phillip, from Liverpool, bought their house for a pound
- Spent £40,000 renovating terrace house and now call it their 'dream home'
- But couple said they're terrified to leave the property, as vandals roam streets
- Young mother Mel was assaulted in street by woman defecating in public
- The home, on a derelict street, was part of a renovation project by the council
Published: 15:54 BST, 24 June 2019 | Updated: 14:41 BST, 25 June 2019
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A young mother who spent £40,000 converting a £1 house into her 'dream home' has described what it's like living in Liverpool's 'Webster Triangle' - a derelict street which is part of a long term renovation project.
Mel and Rob Hilton-Phillip brought a dilapidated three-bedroom house from Liverpool City Council last February, and spent tens of thousands converting it into their first family home.
But they've opened up about the challenges of living in the near-derelict area on Channel 4's The £1 Houses: Britain's Cheapest Street, with Mel admitting she's scared to leave the house at night due to local vandals setting off fireworks and even using the street as a public toilet.
Rob revealed: 'When you go outside it's like....shock isn't it. It's like a ghost street isn't it.'
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Mel and Rob Hilton-Phillip are among just 34 homeowners who are living in the Webster Triangle, a run-down area of Liverpool, after buying a house for just £1
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The family are one of those featured on The £1 Houses: Britain's Cheapest Street, which follows those who brought houses in the run down area of Liverpool. The couple admitted their home was a 'bubble' in the derelict Webster Triangle
In 2013, over a terraced hundred houses stood derelict in the Webster Triangle, a run-down area of Liverpool.
As part of a renovation project in the area, they were handed over to first time buyers for one pound each.
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But five years into the project, the £1 house scheme is way behind schedule - and just 34 houses of the 138 in the project have been finished.
Mel and Rob Hilton-Phillip snapped up the chance to live mortgage free in the area, and were excited to create their dream three=bedroom home.
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Young mother Mel admitted she was scared of going out at night alone, with the area often rife with vandalism
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The young family revealed they felt like they lived in a bubble inside their 'dream home' and admitted they're terrified of their house being targeted by local vandals
But while they're overjoyed with their £40,000 renovation on the property, they're concerned about the realities of living in a street which is full of derelict houses.
When they moved in they thought others would follow, but the community hasn't materialised.
The couple reveal that only three people in their street have moved in, leaving a further 14 houses still be renovated.
Having admitting the three bedroom home is their 'dream', Mel explained: 'We don't get to go out, we don't have a social life, but we don't feel like we're missing it.'
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While Mel and Rob are proud of their £40,000 renovation project, theirs is one of the only houses in the street to have been completed. The other houses stand derelict
'We just love being here. We feel really proud and protective of it.'
Meanwhile husband Rob revealed: 'When we're in our house it's like our own little bubble isn't it?
'But when you go outside it's like....shock isn't it. It's like a ghost street.'
The unoccupied houses surrounding the property continue to fall into more and more disrepair, with the couple worrying the house opposite will fall down completely.
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The couple spent £40,000 renovating the property, and said they did much of the work themselves
And at night, the streets come alive with disruptive and wild vandals, who set fire to properties, defecate in the street and even set off fireworks in the road.
Mel revealed: 'It is quite intimidating if you're a woman on your own and you walking out in the dark, and there's big groups of teenagers hanging out.'
And the mother of three is concerned that the renovated home stands out among the other derelict buildings.
She said:'The fact that we have made such an effort on our house is asking for trouble isn't it.
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Mel expressed concern about the unwanted attention their completed house may attract on the street of derelict buildings
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The couple, who live in the three bedroom property with their children, are one of only four homeowners in the street
'What we said when we got this house was we wanted an easy life, we didn't wanna be worrying about mortgages or anything like that. And we didn't wanna be worrying about windows getting broken or whatever.'
She went on: 'I didn't wanna leave my house and be panicking that my house is being ransacked. It is in the back of your mind that something could happen.'
Later, Mel reveals her attempts to keep the street civilised are causing issues, saying: 'In the past, we had problems with somebody using the street as a toilet, and again, I saw her just last night.
'In all fairness to the lady she didn't poop this time... but maybe she would have if I hadn't gone over and said anything.'
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Young mother Mel admitted she was scared of going out at night alone, and said she worried her house would be targeted and ransacked by local vandals (pictured with husband Rob)
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The couple said they love their 'dream home' with their children, but called it 'a bubble', with mother Mel revealing she's scared to go out at night
The worried mother went on: 'She got quite aggressive with me, like she got hold of me at one point. And I thought - what am I doing?
'Things like that make you think - oh my god, what's going on here.'
As part of the £1 Home Scheme agreement, Mel and Rob, who moved into the house last year, agreed to stay in the property for five years.
The Channel 4 programme £1 Houses: Britain's Cheapest Street returns next week at Monday at 8.30pm
How does Liverpool City Council's £1 Home Scheme work?
Liverpool City Council's £1 Home Scheme or Homes for a Pound is an initiative to bring around 6,000 empty houses in the city back into use by helping first time buyers get on the property ladder.
The properties are released in phases of roughly 40 homes per time and applicants have to undergo a bidding process.
To be eligible, applicants have to live or work in Liverpool and must commit to staying in the property for five years. They must also be able to demonstrate they have enough savings behind them to spend on renovations.
A total of one hundred families have now been allocated a property, with a further 350 families being considered for one.
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Couple who bought house for ONE POUND found bullet on their doorstep
The pair showed off the property's amazing transformation - but told of challenges from a shooting spree to a 'stoned' pigeon
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A couple who bought a house in Liverpool for £1 were left shocked when they found a bullet on their doorstep and saw a woman defecating in the middle of their street.
Mel and Rob Hilton-Phillips are one of a number of people who picked up a bargain £1 property from Liverpool City Council.
They dreamed of transforming the dilapidated property in the so-called ‘Webster Triangle’ near Smithdown Road - but found the area to be more challenging than they had first thought.
Mel and Rob are one of the families who featured in a Channel 4 documentary called £1 Homes: Britain’s Cheapest Street.
The first episode - which aired at 9pm on February 14 - showed Mel and Rob trying to turn a house that is falling apart surrounded by boarded up buildings into a beautiful family home for their three children.
Mel and Rob are one of the families featured in a new documentary about Liverpool's £1 homes
Mel said: “We liked the idea of being able to restore something and put our stamp on it.
“If we hadn’t got a house through the scheme, we could probably have bought a three-bedroom house in the Wavertree area for about £100,000, but it still would have been something that needed a lot of work.”
But despite their early optimism, problems with crime and anti-social behaviour soon make the couple question their decision to take on the challenge.
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In one scene, Mel and Rob find a bullet on their door step after hearing about multiple shootings in the nearby area.
Another shot shows a local builder finding 40 separate bags of cannabis plants with a street value of £30,000 discarded in a nearby skip.
He tells the documentary makers that they found a pigeon next to the bags that they believed was left “high” after delving into the rubbish.
The couple were met with plenty of challenges in their street
Perhaps the most shocking site Mel and Rob were confronted with in their new neighbourhood involved a local woman using the middle of the road as a toilet.
Mel explained: “We pulled up one day with the kids in the car and there was a woman just doing a number two with her pants down and she just didn’t seem to care.
“We didn’t know what to say - is this going to be normal?”
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She added: “It is not a nice feeling to know that we have put so much money into something and we don’t feel safe.”
The programme will feature a range of different families and singletons on their epic two year journeys as they attempt to transform a boarded-up, run-down neighbourhood into a brand new community.
The next episode of Homes for a £1: Britain’s Cheapest Street will air tonight on Channel 4 at 9pm.
