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What I Own

Welcome to What I Own, Metro's weekly series where we take you inside the home of someone who's managed to buy one. We'll also look at how they saved up for it, and how they manage their money now they're homeowners.

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The houseboat in March, Cambridgeshire.

What I Own: Daisy, who took out a loan to buy her 6ft-wide houseboat for £25,000

Channel: Property Property January 21, 2023 By Lizzie Thomson

What I Own: Property developer Mark, who bought his Devon home for £1.15million

Channel: Property Property January 7, 2023 By Lizzie Thomson

What I Own: Product manager Nicholas, who put down a £125,000 deposit on his Croydon house

Channel: Property Property November 12, 2022 By Lizzie Thomson
WHAT I OWN: CHELMSFORD Homeowners David and Tracy Chow are pictured in the living room of their four-bedroomed house with their daughter Lexi, 13, and dog Lulu, in Chelmsford, Essex, October 25th 2022. David paid GBP ?575,000 for the house using a 25 percent deposit. Photo credit: Susannah Ireland

What I Own: Business owner David, who owns his home and four investment properties

Channel: Money Money October 29, 2022 By Lizzie Thomson
? Joel Goodman - 07973 332324 - all rights reserved . 05/10/2022. Staffordshire, UK . Tom in front of the cooker on an island in his newly built kitchen . The Fulford home of teacher and musician Tom Cannon (26) . Photo credit : Joel Goodman

What I Own: Teacher Tom, who put down a 50% deposit on his Staffordshire home

Channel: Money Money October 22, 2022 By Lizzie Thomson
WHAT I OWN: PETERBOROUGH Homeowner Chanel is pictured in the lounge of her five-bedroomed house near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, that she shares with her two sons, October 5th 2022. Chanel paid GBP ?545,000 for the house using a GBP ?55,000 deposit. Photo credit: Susannah Ireland

What I Own: Chanel, who put down a 10% deposit on her property near Peterborough

Channel: Money Money October 15, 2022 By Lizzie Thomson
WHAT I OWN: MILTON KEYNES Homeowners Sarah Burnett and her husband Farouk are pictured with their children Selah, 4, and Ezra, 7 months, in the living room of their three-bedroomed house in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, October 1st 2022. Sarah and Farouk paid GBP ?270,000 two years ago for the house using a GBP ?27,000 deposit. Photo credit: Susannah Ireland

What I Own: Sarah, who put down a 10% deposit on her £270,000 Milton Keynes home

Channel: Money Money October 8, 2022 By Lizzie Thomson
WHAT I OWN: EALING Homeowners Marcela and Altin Hoxha are pictured in the open plan kitchen diner of their four-bedroomed house that they share with their 12-year-old daughter Matilda in Ealing, London, September 15th 2022. They bought the house for GBP?865,000 last year using a ?240,000 deposit. Photo credit: Susannah Ireland

What I Own: Marcela and Altin, who pay £3,500 monthly for the mortgage and bills in Ealing

Channel: Property Property September 24, 2022 By Lizzie Thomson
Owner, Kristina Castellina, of Empress Hall in Blackpool, Lancashire, September 02 2022.

What I Own: Kristina, who bought a £400,000 Blackpool house as an investment property

Channel: Property Property September 10, 2022 By Lizzie Thomson
Haywards Heath, August 29th 2022: What I Own with Adi Andreeva and Oli Slez??k of Stewart Close in Haywards Heath -

What I Own: Adi and Oli, who bought their three-bed Haywards Heath home with Help to Buy

Channel: Money Money September 5, 2022 By Lizzie Thomson
? Joel Goodman - 07973 332324 - all rights reserved . 27/07/2022. Manchester , UK . Bedroom . UX designer BECKY COLLEY (36) works in the health care sector and lives in a three level flat in a block adjacent to Canal Street and Sackville Street in the heart of Manchester's Gay Village . Photo credit : Joel Goodman

What I Own: UX designer Becky, who put down a £49,000 deposit on her Manchester home

Channel: Property Property August 13, 2022 By Lizzie Thomson
WHAT I OWN: DEPTFORD Homeowners Steven Mzar (left), his husband Santiago (right) and their dog Chichi are pictured in the open plan living room and kitchen of their two bedroom new build leasehold flat in Deptford, London, 14th July 2022. Steven and Santiago bought the flat for ?600,000 last year using a ?60,000 deposit through the Help To Buy scheme. Photo credit: Susannah Ireland

What I Own: Steven, who put down a £60,000 deposit on his Deptford flat

Channel: Money Money August 9, 2022 By Lizzie Thomson
The Metro. Feature 'What I Own' with John Donavon (JD) at his home Flat 17, Haymarket Rise, Linden Road, Bedford, MK40 2FS. 150722.

What I Own: Director JD, who bought his two-bed Bedford flat with Help To Buy

Channel: Property Property July 30, 2022 By Lizzie Thomson
WHAT I OWN: STEVENAGE Homeowner Carl Blackstock is pictured in the open plan living room and kitchen of his two bedroom shared ownership flat in Stevenage, Herfordshire, 30th May 2022. Carl bought a 35% share in the flat a year ago for ?250,000 using a ?4,500 deposit. Photo credit: Susannah Ireland

What I Own: Teacher Carl, who put down a £4,500 deposit with shared ownership

Channel: Money Money June 11, 2022 By Lizzie Thomson
alex, oliver and milo

What I Own: Alex and Oliver, who put down a £15,000 deposit on their Wakefield home

Channel: Money Money June 4, 2022 By Lizzie Thomson
WHAT I OWN: PLAISTOW Homeowner Katy Arnell is pictured in the living room of her home that she shares with her husband and two daughters in Plaistow, London, 18th May 2022. Katy and her husband bought the ?375,000 house through the shared ownership scheme with 25% as well as a ?17,000 deposit in 2015. Photo credit: Susannah Ireland

What I Own: Lecturer Katy, who staircased with shared ownership and owns her entire house

Channel: Money Money May 28, 2022 By Lizzie Thomson
? Joel Goodman - 07973 332324 - all rights reserved . 16/05/2022. Stockport , UK . Living room / dining room knock through . Inside the Romiley home of PAULA MORTON (55) and husband Andy Morton (57) for What I Own feature . Photo credit : Joel Goodman

What I Own: Psychotherapist Paula, who inherited her Stockport home from her mother-in-law

Channel: Money Money May 21, 2022 By Lizzie Thomson

What I Own: PR consultant Erica, who put down a £22,000 deposit with shared ownership

Channel: Money Money May 7, 2022 By Lizzie Thomson
Natalie in her kitchen

What I Own: Mortgage broker Natalie, who bought her Gloucester house with a 10% deposit

Channel: Property Property April 30, 2022 By Lizzie Thomson
Metro Exclusive: Rhian Westbury shows off her home in Houghton Regis on Tuesday 19th April 2022

What I Own: Content creator Rhian, who pays a £950 monthly mortgage on her Dunstable home

Channel: Money Money April 23, 2022 By Lizzie Thomson

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