Rebecca Dennis and Chris Benn bought their first home together in Stoke - on - Trent for the bargain price of just £ 1 . The young couple have spent the last four months doing up the terraced property and it is now worth £ 60,000 . They bought the property together as part of Stoke - on - Trent City Council 's home ownership scheme . The council invested £ ##500 in the two bedroom mid - terrace property that they would pay back over next 10 years . Miss Dennis , 21 , said they would never have been able to afford their own home without the council permission .
Rebecca Dennis and Chris Benn bought their first home together in Stoke-on-Trent for the bargain price of just £1 . The young couple have spent the last four months doing up the terraced property and it is now worth £60,000 . They bought the property together as part of Stoke-on-Trent City Council 's home ownership scheme . The council invested £30,000 in the two bedroom mid-terrace property that they will pay back over next 10 years . Miss Dennis , 21 , said they would never have been able to afford their own home without the council scheme .