Company boss buys £100,000 three-bedroom home so a Ukrainian mother and her three boys aged 10, 12 and 14 to live there for free
- Jamie Hughes decided to buy a three-bedroom home in Wrexham, North Wales
- He will offer it to refugees who have fled Ukraine following the Russian invasion
- A mother of three hospital worker and her teenage boys are now set to move in
A company boss has spent £100,000 on a house for a family fleeing Ukraine to live in for free.
Jamie Hughes, 50, wanted to show his support for families affected by the Russian invasion.
So he decided to buy a three-bedroom home in Wrexham, North Wales, to offer to refugees.
Jamie, who started his telecoms company at 21, is now set to welcome a mother-of-three to the home.
Jamie Hughes, 50, pictured, wanted to show his support for families affected by the Russian invasion
He said: ‘I wanted to help because it was absolutely devastating watching millions of people fleeing – the bombs going off’.
Jamie first thought about converting an annex in his own home but realised it would take too long.
He added: ‘It would have taken about two years, been too cramped and lacking in privacy.
‘I went to look at some empty properties and I made an offer and bought one’.
The home is now set to house mum-of-three Maria and her boys, aged 10, 12 and 14.
He decided to buy a three-bedroom home in Wrexham, North Wales, to offer to refugees
Maria, who worked in anaesthetics at a Ukrainian hospital, is still in western Ukraine but is making her way to a refugee camp in Poland.
She is hoping to move to the UK in the coming week if their visas are confirmed on time.
Family friend Julie Simkins has been helping to get the house ready through a Facebook group called Wrexham and Ukraine United.
She said the community had been ‘absolutely incredible’ following donations of sofas, beds and washing machines.
She added: ‘They’ve been rallying round to help with donations and are ready to embrace her and the boys.’
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