Diary of a first-time buyer
A would-be homebuyer chronicles the highs and lows of trying to get a foot on the UK property ladder
I thought I'd found my first home – instead I found Japanese knotweed
I’m angry no one told me the property was affected by the plant until I did some digging – the lack of transparency has been so frustrating
I haggled over a desirable maisonette and won … but it's a hollow victory
Playing hardball didn’t work, but now I am told that even when the vendor has accepted the offer the estate agent can still send higher offers
Management company puts the kibosh on me finally becoming a first-time buyer
Poor upkeep of the communal block has put me off making an offer, so I reluctantly remain only a would-be buyer … but my position is improving
First-time buyer woes: the mortgage adviser hits me with a few 'facts'
Help to buy gives me hope, then the adviser tells me about the fierce competition for flats sold through the scheme, and I am back to square one
From leaky ceilings to clueless agents: tales from a first-time buyer
A would-be homebuyer chronicles the highs and lows of trying to get a foot on the UK property ladder
