| First home essentials guide | | | | when you are sure you can afford to- splash out on |
| Buying your first property is an experience like no | | | | things such as a new microwave, sandwich maker |
| other. You've found the right place, made your offer, | | | | and toaster. |
| and crossed your fingers that your bid will be | | | | Until you can get the extras mentioned above you can |
| accepted. Finally the keys are in your hand! Now | | | | use your cooker/ grill to make toast, saving you the |
| what? | | | | expense of buying a toaster straight away. |
| When moving into your first home it is easy to over | | | | What you need for your new property really depends |
| look certain items- usually the items you take for | | | | on the kind of place you have bought. New and |
| granted are the most important thing such as white | | | | unfurnished apartments, newly built houses, and |
| goods. | | | | second-hand homes will each have their specific |
| It is best to make a list room by room of the | | | | needs in terms of furnishing. Buying the basics at first |
| appliances you have in your parent’s house (or | | | | will allow you to slowly fill your new property hopefully |
| whomever you are living with now). This makes it | | | | without emptying your bank account at the same time! |
| easier to see what is an essential to you and what | | | | The market for white goods is very competitive at the |
| isn’t. | | | | moment and it is possible to obtain the essentials |
| At first it is best to get a collection of the basics- | | | | without breaking the bank. |
| washing machine, tumble dryer, fridge, oven and then | | | | |