“The self employed auto-electrician was desperate to move in with girlfriend, Stacey Drinkwater, 20, but the young couple couldn’t afford to buy anywhere. They couldn’t save enough for a deposit and found it impossible to get a mortgage from the bank as Daniel is self employed. So the electrician decided to buy the double-decker bus last October despite his mum telling him it was ‘barmy idea’. Daniel and Stacey now live in the converted 1991 Leyland Olympia and say they could not be happier with their solution to the plight facing first time buyers. Daniel said: ‘We were desperate to move in together but house prices were just way to high and we did not want to waste our money renting someone else’s property. ‘It is really difficult for first time buyers so this seemed like the best solution.” w/ photos
