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OLIVIA BOWEN, PAGE 18
18 Olivia Bowen
IT CAN BE STRESSFUL BUT TRY TO ENJOY
IT AS THERE IS NO BETTER FEELING THAN OWNING YOUR HOME 87 First Time Buyer Readers’ Awards – time to vote!
REGULARS
ownership home. Sebastian Paulo, Director & Head of Staircasing at Owen Paulo, explains how staircasing works. 118 Finance Kay Hill offers hints and tips for keeping removal costs down. 120 Market Heat pumps have long been touted as the answer to the climate crisis, but is the roll-out programme going to plan? Ginetta Vedrickas looks at the current situation. 122 Agony Agent All your property questions answered by our panel of experts. 125 Buyer’s Guide Check out FTB’s Buyer’s Guide, which walks you through the property buying process. 130 Common questions from a rst time buyer about conveyancing Coralie Phelan, Partner and Head of Resales and Staircasing at Prince Evans Solicitors LLP, looks as the common questions asked by rst time buyers during the conveyancing process. 132 Directory Check which scheme is right for you, plus some useful contacts. 138 20 Questions We ask 20 quick- re questions to a property expert and in this issue Sam Jones, Client Account Manager at Edward Thomas Interiors, is in the spotlight.
58 & 74 Hotspot We look at Hastings and White City as places to live. 60 Read on... Now is the perfect time
to sit and relax in the sunshine with a good book. Lynda Clark talks
to author Alex Dahl, who has written six exciting novels and has a couple of TV series adapted from her books in the pipeline. 110 First home, rst meal Theo Michaels, chef, presenter and award-winning author, creates a delicious recipe for Cypriot Lamb Shanks in a Sticky Sauce, perfect for all the family. 111 Know how We all try to live a sustainable life, buying used, recycling household waste and using re lls where we can. Big companies are helping by offering schemes and initiatives allowing the customer an opportunity to save with a discount on their products. We discover what is on offer. 112 The lowdown on fees Stephen Ward, Director of Strategy and External Relations at the Council for Licensed Conveyancers, explains what fees are involved in the conveyancing process when buying your rst home. 114 Staircasing in a Shared Ownership Lease! Staircasing is the process of buying more shares in your shared
109 Competition
Win a selection of Morphy Richards kitchen appliances worth over £400
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