Would you rent your husband? A woman in the UK does this every day with great results. No, there are no sexual or even romantic notions here. The goal is not to invite you to dinner or even take a picture for Instagram: you can hire your husband to do some housework that you don’t want or don’t know how to do. The service is called “Rent My Convenient Husband” and was conceived by Laura and James Young with some success.

James, 42, is a do-it-yourself specialist: painting, tiling, home renovation, flooring. It is currently fully booked for the whole of November at around €45 an hour and around €286 all day. About the activities of the Youngs, they told everyone New York Postbecame so popular that they even had to give up their jobs. The idea, according to Laura, came from listening to a podcast about a man who makes a living assembling furniture for other people. “I never expected things to take off like this”Yang explained to the Southwest News Service. She manages social media, the website and bookings while James works in the field.

Young said that James literally transformed their home by building custom-made beds, one of which could accommodate the whole family, including three children. He also refurbished the kitchen and created the dining table from scratch. “He is good at everything to do with the house and garden, so I thought: why not put those skills to good use and hire them? Most people were enthusiastic about the idea, Ms Yang says, because the service is simple and useful: it’s often hard to find professionals willing to provide estimates for even simple housework. “People are genuinely interested,” he told everyone Sun“There were those who made a mistake and thought that I was renting James out for something completely different!” he added, “Even in the face of an economic crisis, I’m not going to!”.