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Sarah Beeny’s Renovate Don’t Relocate Recap

May 19, 2020 By: Bearcomment

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Sarah Beeny’s Renovate Don’t Relocate has a mansion’s worth of tips for first-time buyers, even though the volunteers on this TV show already own their home. Property developer and renovations expert Sarah helps the show’s existing owners redesign instead of sinking the cost into moving. She’s zapped this kind of magic before with shows like […]

Cherry Healey’s Property Virgins Recap

May 18, 2020 By: Bear2 Comments

Cherry Healey's Property Virgins Recap

Cherry Healey’s Property Virgins was a two-parter made for BBC Three to help wannabe first-time buyers. I watched this several times before buying my first house so that I could make head and tail of mortgages and the homebuying process. Maybe it’s a compliment to the producers, but I find both episodes still relevant today. […]

How to Live Mortgage Free With Sarah Beeny Recap: Episode 6

May 16, 2020 By: Bearcomment

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Welcome to the final part of my notes on How to Live Mortgage Free. This six-part series was presented by property expert Sarah Beeny for Channel 4. The show was designed to provide alternatives to traditional buying and selling because the UK market has got so expensive. This show is for you if you don’t […]

How To Live Mortgage Free With Sarah Beeny Recap: Episode 5

May 15, 2020 By: Bearcomment

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Listen to “011: Would You Live In A Bus? Mortgage Free Living” on Spreaker. Welcome to part five of my notes on How To Live Mortgage Free. This six-part series was presented by property expert Sarah Beeny for Channel 4. The show was designed to provide alternatives to traditional buying and selling because the UK […]

How To Live Mortgage Free With Sarah Beeny Recap: Episode 4

May 14, 2020 By: Bearcomment

TITLE How To Live Mortgage Free With Sarah Beeny Recap: Episode 4 by savelikeabear

Welcome to part four of my notes on How To Live Mortgage Free. This six-part series was presented by property expert Sarah Beeny for Channel 4. The show was designed to provide alternatives to traditional buying and selling because the UK market can be so expensive. The projects so far varied wildly in price, and […]

How To Live Mortgage Free With Sarah Beeny Recap: Episode 3

May 13, 2020 By: Bearcomment

TITLE How To Live Mortgage Free With Sarah Beeny Recap: Episode 3 by savelikeabear

Welcome to part three of my notes on How To Live Mortgage Free. This six-part series was presented by property expert Sarah Beeny for Channel 4. The show was designed to provide alternatives to traditional buying and selling because the UK market can be so expensive. This instalment covered another houseboat case study, so if […]

How To Live Mortgage Free With Sarah Beeny Recap: Episode 2

May 12, 2020 By: Bearcomment

Title How To Live Mortgage Free With Sarah Beeny Recap: Episode 2 by savelikeabear

Welcome to part two of my notes on How To Live Mortgage Free. This six-part series was presented by property expert Sarah Beeny for Channel 4. The show was designed to provide alternatives to traditional buying and selling because the UK market can be so expensive. In part one I recapped the following ideas: I […]

How To Live Mortgage Free With Sarah Beeny Recap: Episode 1

May 11, 2020 By: Bearcomment

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As a wannabe first time buyer I took notes. If you missed the show, this blog series is my recap of the case studies in each episode. When I saw the programme, it looked unlikely that I would ever be able to save and borrow enough to buy a typical bricks and mortar home. I […]

What You Need To Get The Best Mortgage Offer

May 9, 2020 By: Bearcomment

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If we want to get the best mortgage offer as a first-time buyer, we want to join up three sides of a triangle. On one side is our deposit, made up of what we earn then save. On the second side is how much the bank wants to throw at us based on our earnings […]

Saving For A House: The No. 1 Thing No One Tells You

May 9, 2020 By: Bearcomment

title The No. 1 Thing No One Tells You About Saving For A House by savelikeabear

If you’re saving for a house as a first-time buyer, then what I’m about to tell you might be news. Or it might be very obvious depending on how deep you are into your research. It took me far too long to discover the number one thing I needed to know about saving for a […]

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