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‘Do I really need a summerhouse?’
Christina Neal talks about the appealing idea of a summerhouse and the inevitable debates about what it would be used for in her home… I like the sun. And frankly, we don’t get enough of it in this country, so when it does make an appearance, I like to make the most...
‘Renting later in life is more common than I realised’
Our content manager Christina Neal talks about how she thought she was too old to be renting and how she got back on the property ladder in her fifties. I’m still waking most days unable to fully comprehend the fact that I’m a property owner again. My house purchase...
‘It’s easy to spend, spend, spend’
Our content manager Christina Neal talks about what it’s like to buy an old Victorian property that needs a bit of work. I have an unnerving feeling that being the new owner of an old house is going to be a bit of a learning curve. Don’t get me wrong. I love my old...
‘I’m putting my stamp on my new home’
Content writer Christina Neal talks about how becoming a homeowner has inspired her to take an interest in gardening and think about some decorating (much to her surprise). I shocked myself today. I got up on this sunny Saturday morning and cut the grass. It may not...
‘We want to stop renting and own a property’
Renting is just a short-term plan for 28-year-old freelance writer Isaac Williams, who wants to get onto the property ladder next year. He explains how he and his fiancée have been working hard to make their property dream become a reality. If I’m honest, a few years...
‘My house didn’t feel like home’
Our content manager Christina Neal reveals why she thinks it’s important for a property to feel like a home and not just an investment (unless you don’t plan to live there…) Sometimes you just know. When you’re house hunting and you walk into the right property, you...
‘My life as a landlord’
25-year-old James Watson talks about being a buy-to-let landlord and how he made the right property choices. James Watson works for MB Associates offering mortgage advice to home buyers. He joined the firm at the age of 21 in an admin role and soon climbed the ranks...
‘I wasn’t too old to get a mortgage after all’
Our content manager Christina Neal writes about getting back on the property ladder again in her fifties after thinking it would never be possible… I woke up in my own home this morning for the first time in years. Yesterday I completed on my house purchase (just in...