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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
Help To Buy Vs Shared Ownership Vs A Fleetwood Mac Song
Help to Buy or Shared Ownership? These are two major buying options if you’re a first-time buyer. I had to learn the pros and cons of these schemes from scratch when I bought my first house, and I’ve tried to explain simply below how they work. If you don’t want to rent forever, but aren’t […]
The UK’s Best Place To Live (Recap)
Welcome to my recap of The UK’s Best Place to Live, and how rankings have changed since it aired. Property expert Sarah Beeny presented this rundown of criteria first-time buyers should consider when choosing their location. I paid close attention to the Channel 4 show when it aired as I was fighting to raise a […]
How To Choose A Conveyancer Or Solicitor You Don’t Hate
As first-time buyers, we need to know how to choose a conveyancer or solicitor. They’re essential throughout the purchase process, from having our offer accepted to completion. Making the biggest financial decision of our lives can be stressful by itself. We want a conveyancer who will alleviate this rather than leave us in the dark, […]