A younger couple from Altrincham have revealed how they managed to snap up a three-bed home for a cut price in Cheshire - one of many northwest's most sought-after property places. And they urged different first-time patrons to comply with their instance and never be deterred from coming into the property market. Lottie Brown, 28, and her boyfriend Ant, purchased their first house in Mobberley, a reasonably village nestled within the Cheshire countryside, for simply £275,000.

With common home costs for the world during the last yr standing at £496,100, the pair have most definitely struck gold.

The price of their new home even proved to be less expensive than properties of their hometown.

After renting an condominium for a yr, the pair determined it was time to attempt to get on the primary rung of the property ladder in direction of the top of the summer season in 2019.

Initially they regarded for a spot to stay in Altrincham and its surrounding space, however could not discover something to suit their price range.

So they determined to look additional afield, and got here a cross three-bed three-storey terraced home in the marketplace for £280,000 which they "fell in love with".

“I had an excellent feeling about it simply from trying on the Rightmove advert," Lottie told the Manchester Evening News.

"I believed it was very well accomplished up, it was clear that the earlier homeowners had actually sorted it.

"It was on a very quiet square with lots of communal, green spaces set back from the road so I got a really good feeling when we drove up to it."

Excited by their discovery, the younger couple put in an preliminary supply of £270,000, which was rejected.

However, once they upped their supply by £5,000, their bid was accepted by the earlier homeowners who have been in search of a fast sale.

Lottie and Ant obtained the keys to their new house simply earlier than Christmas 2019, and began to get on with the duty of shifting in.

As a brand new construct, the property wanted little renovation. However the pair determined to repaint the research from Barbie pink to white and to offer the drained toilet a make-over.

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They have carried out a lot of the work themselves, utilizing movies posted to social media to be taught the artwork of house enhancements and renovations.

"We've simply been watching YouTube movies, watching what different individuals are doing on Instagram and instructing ourselves," Lottie defined.

“We ripped up all of the flooring and repainted and panelled the lounge.

"We now are partway through re-doing the study, we've added cornicing, panelling and wallpaper and we will be putting new flooring in.

"We’re additionally within the midst of doing up the hallway for the time being, together with panelling and portray it."

Lottie had some good advice for first-time buyers on how to save money for a mortgage deposit.

She said: "We each opened Lifetime ISAs once we began saving, which meant that we bought 25 % on high of every thing we saved as a bonus to place in direction of our deposit.

"That definitely sped up our saving process and was a huge help to us. I'd advise any first-time buyers to look into setting up one.

"Just be strict and decide to saving a set quantity every month, even when it is a small quantity all of it provides up."

Lottie additionally inspired individuals to contemplate challenge homes, saying it was straightforward to be taught the DIY expertise wanted to renovate.