ITV’s Eat Shop Save challenges volunteers to change their life in just eight weeks. A group of experts helps them overhaul their health, wealth and wellbeing by upgrading their eating, shopping and exercise habits. I’ve watched all the Eat Shop Save series to see if there are any tips out there I haven’t heard before, […]
Grand Designs: The Street Recap
Grand Designs: The Street followed a group of pioneers trying to get better value for money in the biggest self-build neighbourhood in Britain. The participants included would-be first-time buyers who had decided to do things their own way, and some existing property owners who wanted to design their own forever home. The Grand Designs: The […]
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
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
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 […]