Safe as houses

Couple convert 31k old bank into 250k flat and shop

- Freddie Noble

A COUPLE who bought an abandoned bank for £31,000 have transformed it into their dream home complete with the original vault safe and secure doors.

Part of the building has been turned into a shop and the combined worth is now £250,000.

Property developer Ryan Green, 28, and his wife, Nicole, 27, a care assistant, bought the building in February 2022.

The renovation project started a month later and saw the pair turn the old NatWest bank into the store and a two-bedroom flat.

The couple worked on the conversion, which cost £60,000, for six months. Ryan admitted that it was challenging to bring the "empty shell" to life but now they are living in their ideal home.