The self-employed auto-electrician was desperate to move in with girlfriend, Stacey Drinkwater, 20, but the young couple couldn't afford to buy anywhere.
They couldn't save enough for a deposit and found it impossible to get a mortgage from the bank as Daniel is self employed. So the electrician decided to buy the double-decker bus last October despite his mum telling him it was 'barmy idea'.
Daniel and Stacey, who both now live in the converted 1991 Leyland Olympia, say they could not be happier with their solution to the plight facing first time buyers.
Daniel said: “We were desperate to move in together but house prices were just way to high and we did not want to waste our money renting someone else's property.
“It is really difficult for first time buyers so this seemed like the best solution.”
The bus, which was used on routes in Dublin and East Sussex, is now kitted out with a double bedroom, a twin bedroom, kitchen, TV lounge, bar, toilet and bathroom.
Daniel hopes to have his bus driver's licence by August so that he and Stacey, who works at Whitstable bowling alley, can take a trip to Cornwall where he grew up.
The vehicle is currently based on a plot of land, which the couple rent on the outskirts of Canterbury.
Daniel hopes to buy his own plot of land and plans to turn a single-storey bus into a bar as his next project.
