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20 Acres but nowhere to live
A British couple who spent five years building their home from scrap by hand have been ordered to tear it down by Torridge Council in Devon.
Matthew Lepley, 34, and Jules Smith, 54, left London five years ago after reading “How to Live Off-Grid” planning to build their dream house in the countryside.
They used railway sleepers, lorry tyres and scrap metal to build up the house, and used no power tools.
Their home has an outdoor compost toilet, no power or running water, and an underground pantry instead of a fridge.…
March 1, 2014
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