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AT HOME WITH
A family home We knew it was
‘the one’ as soon as
we walked into the
living area; the floor-
to-ceiling windows
First-time buyer Amelia Salmon decided to purchase her first property flooded the whole room
with her sister, and they found their ideal city pad on ESPC.
with lights and had a
stunning view.
s we discuss on page 20, it’s becoming home a lot, we needed extra space for a desk
more common to see first-time buyers area. We also wanted to find an older property
A teaming up with friends or relatives to with lots of character, and that’s certainly what
buy their first home – and it’s a decision that we got. When we saw this flat, we loved the high
marketing executive Amelia Salmon and her ceilings and the bigger rooms. We knew it was
sister decided to make together too. Teaming ‘the one’ as soon as we walked into the living
up allowed them to pool their resources and find area; the floor-to-ceiling windows flooded the
a dreamy first flat in Haymarket, a stone’s throw whole room with light and had a stunning view,
from Edinburgh city centre. which is what really sold it to us.”
“We originally wanted to be in Stockbridge, as The conveyancing process was fairly
we had been renting there and we knew the straightforward, although as Amelia explains, it
area well,” explains Amelia. “My sister and I wasn’t without its hitches: “We had a longer wait
were constantly scrolling through flats on ESPC, to move into our property than friends who were
sending each other links to the ones we liked. also first-time buyers, so that was a bit frustrating
We always had our eye on the market while at first.”
we were renting, but once we properly started
searching, it took us around three months to Eventually, the sisters moved into their new flat
find our ideal home.” and set about turning it into the luxurious haven
they live in today. The priority was fixing up the tired
Despite focusing their initial search on chic kitchen to turn it into a dreamy socialising space
Stockbridge, the perfect two-bedroom flat came worthy of a TV cookery show. “We knew when we
up in an even more central location, close to the bought the property that the kitchen would be
heart of the West End. our first project: it was very dated, with dark wood
cabinets and flooring, and the appliances were old
“We were swayed by a property that came up and in need of a freshen-up. The renovation was
nearer to Haymarket. We decided to view it and delayed by a few months, and at times the flat was
instantly fell in love! We were ideally looking for unlivable. Luckily, we could move back home with
a place with a bigger kitchen and living area than our family, but it was frustrating when we were
in the place we were renting, and as I work from already paying the mortgage!”
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