Originally Posted by
Rave
Right, this property ladder...explain how it works for me? Let's say that I scrape together enough money to buy a one bed flat (with a big mortgage, obviously). But I'd really like to live in a nice three bedroom house that's big enough to bring up kids in. They cost quite a lot. If you could explain to me how having to put my one bed flat on the market, paying HIPS, estate agent's fees etc. is somehow a 'ladder' to the property I really want, then I'd appreciate it, because right now I'm struggling to see it.