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Two lucky siblings bagged a huge farmhouse from a mystery relative, after fortune-finding experts successfully tracked down the unsuspecting heirs.
Pam and Lawrence from Durham found out that a distant relative of theirs had died without leaving a will - leaving them as the rightful owners of a sprawling Welsh farm.
At first, the pair were dubious, as they received a phone call naming a relative they'd never even heard of, and one who lived in Wales, a country they had no links to.
But the good news was confirmed shortly after, and the pair first got to see their 18th century farmhouse in a heartwarming moment captured on Channel 4's show Key to a Fortune.
The property show, presented by A Place in the Sun host Jean Johansson reunites unsuspecting heirs with abandoned properties.
Pam and Lawrence from Durham found out that a distant relative of theirs had died without leaving a will - leaving them as the rightful owners of a sprawling Welsh farm
Key to a Fortune also chronicled the brother and sister getting the keys to the farm, which was owned by Stephenson, who died in 2021.
Pamela said: 'When I picked up the phone I thought they'd got the wrong people, we'd never heard of Mary so we just thought it was a scam at first. It's unbelievable really'.
Lawrence added: 'We didn't even know we had family in Wales'.
It turns out that the siblings were related to the siblings through their great-granddad's brother - their great great uncle.
After their property tour with Jean, the two were tasked with deciding what to do with the farmhouse in Carmarthenshire, west Wales.
And the two weren't overly impressed by the dilapidated buildings - Lawrence stressed: 'Well, it needs a bit of work'.
However, property expert Kunle Barker estimated the entire house and surrounding buildings could rack up half a million.
Kunle added that if the pair successfully obtained permission to turn the barn
