The couple thought they were buying an apartment in Glasgow.
Claire Segeren, 23, and Cal Hunter, 26, thought they were buying themselves a fire-damaged property in the Scottish city of Glasgow but accidentally became the owners of an apartment in a derelict Victorian villa.
While bidding at an auction, Hunter purchased one of four apartments in the Jameswood Villa in Dunoon, on a remote peninsula by mistake.
"He was there to buy an apartment in Glasgow, but after the auction guides were printed, the auction house slipped an additional lot in, just before the Glasgow flat, and for the same starting bid," Segeren told Insider.
After buying the first apartment by mistake for £10,000, or around $12,700, they decided to buy the other three for £30,000, or around $38,000.
Persons:
Claire Segeren, Cal Hunter, Hunter, Segeren
Organizations:
Villa
Locations:
Glasgow, Scottish, Dunoon