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The prime minister said it marked the 'beginning of the end of the beginning' as the FTSE 100 climbed by 12 points and then stayed there for 20 minutes.
The sale was completed shortly after midday, but was kept under wraps until Downing Street had been informed.
It was finally confirmed in a newsflash from the Press Association at 1.26pm.
The soon-to-be-former owner Tom Logan said: "We had given up hope, what with the banks being s**** and everything.
"But then this couple turned up, had a poke around in the kitchen, fiddled with the central heating, flushed the toilet and then suddenly said, 'we'd like to buy it.'
"My wife collapsed, I got a nose bleed and the dog started howling like a coyote."
