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Escape to the Country star hits back over 'huge budget for first home' amid viewer backlash


Escape to the Country's Jack Drury and his fiancee Anna appeared on the show on Wednesday and have since faced a barrage of abuse over their £850k budget

Escape to the Country star Jack Drury has addressed public backlash to the episode of the BBC show featuring himself and his girlfriend, after viewers were left stunned by the couple's £850,000 budget for their first home. "The right source of frustration here is that the government have failed to build enough houses for decades, which means that property prices have outstripped wage growth for the best part of 50 years. Despite the controversy and not finding their dream home through the show, an articulate and down-to-earth Jack reflects on his experience, admitting: "I am possibly as furious [as the people who complained] about the general state of the housing market.

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