A Home of Our Own

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Lynsey Hanley explores Britain's broken housing market through ten homes and their owners.

Lynsey Hanley explores Britain's broken housing market through the stories of ten very different homes and their occupants.

Lynsey Hanley explores Britain's broken housing market through the stories of ten very different homes and their occupants. Every one of Britain's 27 million homes has a story to tell about Britain's housing crisis and how it might be fixed. Over ten episodes, Lynsey explores houses of every shape and size, new and old, right across the UK.

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A Home of Our Own: Garrick Street, Liverpool

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Lynsey Hanley speaks to Chris who bought his house in Liverpool for just £1.

Lynsey Hanley speaks to Chris who bought his house for just £1 from Liverpool City Council and explores what his story tells us about the UK's housing crisis.

Lynsey Hanley speaks to 39-year-old Chris who bought his house in Liverpool for just £1 and explores what his story tells us about the UK's housing crisis.

Every home has a story to tell about the UK's housing crisis. Chris purchased his Victorian terraced house from Liverpool City Council under their One Pound House scheme.  The house was derelict after a regeneration scheme had been cancelled.  Chris simply had to prove he had the money and the expertise to renovate the property.  He's now living their with his partner, 38-year-old Emma, and they're expecting their first child.  They love their home.  

Melanie Backe-Hansen researches the history of Chris and Emma's home and Professor Paul Cheshire of the London School of Economics puts the story of the One Pound House scheme in context.  

Producer: Laurence Grissell

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