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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Ruth Bloomfield

London first-time buyer: ‘My mortgage and bills cost the same as renting in a house share’

From her eighth-floor balcony Karen Judge has a bird’s-eye view across the River Thames and a swathe of south-east London. It was this vista which convinced her to buy her first flat.

Before taking the big step on to the property ladder Karen had spent 13 years renting. This time last year she was living in a shared flat in Camberwell, paying £800pcm (including bills).

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