Husband For Hire! Woman Rents Out Her Husband To People Because He's 'Handy' Around The House

This woman rents out her husband to other women but not for reasons your dirty mind might think! Laura Young decided to hire out her husband to other women from a podcast describing how a man was making a living by putting together flatpack furniture for other people.

Laura's husband and father of her three children, James, is blessed at any DIY job he takes up. In fact, he has single-handedly transformed their family home in UK's Buckinghamshire by building custom beds, as well as fitting a kitchen and making a dining table from scratch. He can also paint, decorate, tile and lay carpet.

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"He's good at everything around the house and garden, so I thought why not put those skills to use and hire him out?" Laura was quoted as saying by Mirror.

So, the smart wife launched a "Rent My Handy Husband" website and advertised on Facebook and the popular Nextdoor app. Laura said, "People are genuinely interested. There have been a few that got the wrong idea and thought I was hiring James out for something else entirely! Even with the cost of living crisis, I¡¯m not planning to do that!"

She added, "Most people think it¡¯s great. They say it¡¯s sometimes hard to get builders to quote for little jobs as they¡¯re not interested. James is perfect for things like putting flat packs together, putting up trampolines, building shelves and installing things."

She continued, "Sometimes it's quicker and easier to get someone in to do a job we've been waiting on our husbands to do for what feels like a lifetime. Life gets in the way and those jobs get put to the side, which is where my idea came in.¡±

James is a former night shift warehouse worker who had to give up his job a couple of years ago to help Laura with their three kids, two of whom are autistic.

"He has been diagnosed as on the spectrum himself but this makes him very thorough and excellent at any DIY job he does," Laura said.

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James wants to go back to college to study motor mechanics and will try to fit in his hubby hire work between studying to ensure a steady flow of income.

Laura said, "He has always had a keen interest in building and creating. I've put him to good use over the years establishing our own family home and also helping friends and family."

She further said, "The hire charges average around ?35 a house and no job is too small, said Laura. It can be as little as fitting a TV to the wall, fitting a blind or painting a fence. We want to keep the charges to a minimum and be honest with people. We know what it's like to be on a budget, so we offer discounts to disabled people, careers, people on Universal Credit and the over 65s."

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