'I was a homeless teen from Chorlton with a kid on the way - now I run a £1million business with offices in Dubai'

A homeless teenager with a baby on the way, it’s safe to say the future wasn’t looking bright for Tony Habib King.

The dad, from Chorlton, spent years getting in and out of trouble before finding his true calling in property sales.

A rebellious teen, Tony was kicked out of college for poor attendance and had no clear path until he met the love of his life and got married aged 18.

Just a few months after tying the knot, the pair discovered they were expecting their first child and moved into Tony’s family home – but the new dynamic wasn’t working out.

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The teenagers approached Manchester City Council and were placed into a homeless hostel for two months before finding themselves a flat in Cheetham Hill.

In an incredible turn of events, Tony would later climb the ranks in the real estate world and go on to launch his own £1m company – now having offices in Manchester city centre and Dubai.

“Education was never for me,” Tony, who now lives in Prestwich, said. “I wanted to learn from others. People were experience.”

Tony was 16 when he left school and enrolled at college. However, after completing one year of education, he was kicked out due to his poor attendance rate.

At age 18, he fell in love and got married, with his new wife falling pregnant just seven months later.

When they moved into Tony’s home in Chorlton, they quickly realised the new arrangement wasn’t working out, so they decided to find somewhere else to live.

As his partner was pregnant, they could not live on the streets, prompting Manchester City Council to put them up in a hostel.

“The hostel wasn’t too bad,” Tony said. “As long as we were together, we were