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London first-time buyer: 'My parents sold our family home to pay the deposit for my Whitechapel flat'

There was no simple trick or saving hack that helped Lois Child save up for a deposit for her first home. Her parents gave her the money for the deposit on a flat in east London.

A 29 year old lawyer working in media and advertising, she wants to be open about the reality of how she got on the property ladder.

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