Leah - Escaping the rent trap and enjoying a modern home
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Before buying her stunning stone built 2 bedroom semi-detached Mayfield, single buyer Leah was renting an out-of-date, 3 bedroom detached house for £650 per month. Despite the house being bigger than her Gleeson home, it did not have any of the modern conveniences of a new build home. Leah’s rented house didn’t have gas central heating, meaning she used a coal fire and a back burner, and electric radiators to heat her home. This old fashioned electrical system was also used to heat the water in the house, so Leah’s electricity bills were extortionate. In addition to this, Leah’s rented house did not have any mains plumbing, and was attached to a private septic system which added to her annual maintenance costs as she regularly had to get it emptied and repaired.
