Lucy Tallen, 29, and her partner Ben, 31, missed out on holidays and nights out in their twenties to save up for a house - ...

You could practically lay on the couch and speedily dust every surface around you when last-minute visitors are on their way.

First-time buyers Lucy, 29, and Ben, 31, skipped the first step on the ladder to buy a detached three-bed home in Cheshire ...