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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Ruth Bloomfield

How I bought my first home: strict financial planning and Help to Buy helped one solo buyer get on the ladder

Busola Ilesanmi snapped up a one-bedroom flat with a patio in Hayes last year

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As a management consultant, Busola Ilesanmi knows a thing or two about optimising fiscal performance. And she used all her professional skills to propel herself on to the property ladder, without any financial support from her family.

Ilesanmi, who is in her late 30s, began saving up for a deposit in 2015. By the end of last year she had finally put aside enough cash to purchase a one-bedroom flat and cover all her buying costs.

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