Greatest homes: up to £150,000

More affordable first step homes, or new additions to your investment portfolio

Gather your Christmas bonus, have another look at your rainy day lump sum and realise your credit rating is in a lot better shape than you gave it credit for. You may just find that the first step onto the property ladder is a lot more realistic than you ever considered.

Alternatively, if you’re already on the property ladder this may be just the investment to bolster any pension plans you have afoot. Put these homes to your pondering.

Montgomery Street, Hove
Enjoy living in this end-of-terrace period property, when you move into the first floor of this darling Poets Corner home. With a separate living room, bedroom and kitchen, your own bathroom and no chain, you could be luxuriating in a pad of one’s own toute suite!
>£139,995
>Fox & Sons
>01273 820280

St Leonard’s Avenue, Hove
Near to the beach, the lagoon, the skate park and the station is this charming ground floor one bedroom garden flat. The home has some lovely period details including the ornate black fireplace with a green tiled hearth in the living room, and another fireplace in the bedroom, plus a partly decked garden accessed through the bathroom.
>£149,950
>Brand Vaughan
>01323 683111

Queens Park Road, Brighton
A spacious Hanover abode could be yours with this one bedroom lower ground floor apartment. With its own street entrance, open-plan kitchen living room, bedroom and en-suite shower room, not to mention the very special treat of your own west-facing rear garden catching the afternoon sun ready to greet you on your return after a day’s work, this is one very special flat.
>£150,000
>Mishon Mackay
>01273 670067

Upper Rock Gardens, Kemp Town
Next door to the beautiful Church of St Mary in the heart of Kemp Town, and just a short walk from the beach, is this delightful one bedroom ground floor apartment. With a large open-plan living space cum kitchen area it’s perfect for entertaining, and with large sash windows flooding the space with light and offering great sea views, it’s a fab home.
>OIRO £145,000
>Brand Vaughan
>01323 683111

Denmark Villas, Hove
A short walk from Hove Station and near to George Street and all of its shopping attractions is this delightful second floor one bedroom flat. As the top floor of this charming building each room is flooded with light, be it the living/kitchen area or spacious double bedroom. With access to loft space to and storage in the eaves, this could be your perfect first home.
>£149,995
>Goldin Lemcke
>01273 777123