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‘It’s easy to spend, spend, spend’

‘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...

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‘I’m putting my stamp on my new home’

‘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...

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‘My house didn’t feel like home’

‘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...

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‘My life as a landlord’

‘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...

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‘I wasn’t too old to get a mortgage after all’

‘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...

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