>Sophie, who is assistant site manager at Bellway West Midlands’ Victoria Gate development in Stafford, said: “While I was doing my A levels at school I chose to do two weeks’ work experience at the development where my dad was the site manager.
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>Then I saw that Bellway were offering a two-year apprenticeship and luckily they accepted me. I was delighted.
Ah, nepotism. If only everyone could be born with such advantages.
I bought my first house at 22 back in the early 2000s. My advice to everybody looking to emulate this kind of thing is this…
* Be born in the era where banks were offering 100%, even 110% mortgages to kids who don’t yet even really understand what an interest rate is.
Just to put this in a bit more perspective. At the same time as this, I was offered a credit card with a £70’000 limit. I was earning £26K.
This, is why the financial system shit itself.
I bought my first house when is was 20 , it was only £30k though and the mortgage payments were only £160 a month, If I’m being honest I only bought it because it was cheaper than renting, sold it in 2009 for £80k
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>Sophie, who is assistant site manager at Bellway West Midlands’ Victoria Gate development in Stafford, said: “While I was doing my A levels at school I chose to do two weeks’ work experience at the development where my dad was the site manager.
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>Then I saw that Bellway were offering a two-year apprenticeship and luckily they accepted me. I was delighted.
Ah, nepotism. If only everyone could be born with such advantages.
I bought my first house at 22 back in the early 2000s. My advice to everybody looking to emulate this kind of thing is this…
* Be born in the era where banks were offering 100%, even 110% mortgages to kids who don’t yet even really understand what an interest rate is.
Just to put this in a bit more perspective. At the same time as this, I was offered a credit card with a £70’000 limit. I was earning £26K.
This, is why the financial system shit itself.
I bought my first house when is was 20 , it was only £30k though and the mortgage payments were only £160 a month, If I’m being honest I only bought it because it was cheaper than renting, sold it in 2009 for £80k