First Step On the Ladder ; Our Essential Guide for First-Time Buyers

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After three months' house hunting, first-time buyer Alexandra French, 26, a financial analyst for BT, found her home in Thamesmead in South-East London by accident.

'I was actually looking at another development in the area when I spotted a big Barratt site on my drive back,'she says.'The light was still on in the sales office, so I checked it out.' The two- bedroom, first-floor riverside apartment with a balcony and underground parking cost Alex, pictured right, Pounds 260,000. It is in one of the best-value areas of the capital, at prices within the reach of first-time buyers.

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First Step On the Ladder ; Our Essential Guide for First-Time Buyers

'This is one of only a handful of places where I could afford two bedrooms and have some form of outdoor space,'says A...

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