Rent costs are continuing to soar across the UK in the midst of the crippling cost of living crisis. According to Zoopla, the average UK rent has hit £1,126 this month which now takes up more than 28 percent of average earnings.
17.06.2023 - 09:07 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
When Lesley and Garry McNally’s children flew the nest two years ago, the Salford couple decided to resize and move into their dream bungalow.
The pair had so many plans for the property and immediately got to work on renovating the home. But tragedy struck eight months later when builder Garry died of a heart attack, five days after his 60th birthday.
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The family were left heartbroken. But the loving father left a gift behind – a winning ticket on the People’s Postcode Lottery.
Lesley, 54, kept playing after Garry died in September 2021 and recently scooped a £166,666 prize with her late husband’s tickets.
The mum-of-three wept when People’s Postcode Lottery revealed their postcode - M27 9UY - had landed the whopping sum as part of the first ever Millionaire Street prize in Swinton.
“I’m happy that I’ve won, and the family have won,” she said. “But it is tinged with sadness, because we had played for a long time and Garry’s not here to see it.
Car dealership administrator Lesley had been with Garry since she was 16 and they were married for 37 years before he tragically passed away.
Their three sons – roofing firm boss Alan, 35, fireman Matthew, 32, and Emmerdale sound technician Steven, 29 – are now helping Lesley finish the bungalow renovations, which can continue with the help of the win.
Lesley said: “We played Postcode Lottery in the old house and continued to play when we moved here. We had a bigger house, then the boys all left, and we downsized.
“This is where we would have lived forever. But eight months later Gaz had a sudden heart attack, five days after his 60th birthday.
“If he was here, he would have started building. After we
Rent costs are continuing to soar across the UK in the midst of the crippling cost of living crisis. According to Zoopla, the average UK rent has hit £1,126 this month which now takes up more than 28 percent of average earnings.
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