Our mortgage went up by £825 a month and we couldn't afford the repayments. Here's how we got a BETTER property in the same area without downsizing and rescued our finances

Development manager Michael and social worker Allison from Guildford couldn't afford to stay in their property of nine years, as shown on Channel 4's Help! I Bought It At Auction.


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