Posted in News Couple buy French village on two hectares of land for just £69,000 as a retirement project – but blow their £100,000 renovation budget after finishing just 3 rooms May 13, 2026 Ben Pearson, 40, and his husband, Nathan, 32, originally from Hull , had always dreamed of moving to France and stumbled across the abandoned farmhouse in Sainte-Segros. https://www.dailymail.com/lifestyle/article-15813595/Couple-buy-French-village-two-hectares-land-just-69-000-retirement-project-blow-100-000-renovation-budget-finishing-just-3-rooms.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490