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The pair made a ‘daft’ offer for the 200-year-old abode which had been taken over by squatters - and were astonished when it was accepted.

A couple who bought a rundown “crack den” stately home for just £225,000 spent £2million and ten years lovingly restoring it to its former glory. Reg and Elizabeth Price made a “daft” offer for the 200-year-old Roswarne House - which had been taken over by squatters and fallen into disrepair.

But they were amazed when the bid was accepted in 2013 and they set about renovating the depilated graffiti covered home in Camborne, Cornwall. The stunning Regency Grade-II listed 29-room home was built between 1810-1815, but had been abandoned for six years and was being used by drug addicts.

Couple buy Regency stately home turned ‘crack den’ for £225,000 and spend £2m restoring it to former glory