Owning a multi-million pound mansion is a goal that might be on many people's bucket lists, but it's out of reach for most of us. But for a lucky few it's achievable with hard work, or luck, or simple initiative and passion - and there's always the lottery.
Having grown up in Cheadle Hulme, Mat bought his first house in Moss Side at just 18 years old for just £18,500 - a bargain in comparison to house prices today. Mat is now a qualified mortgage advisor, CEO of a mortgage network and a professional landlord amongst other endeavours. "I met Lucinda in 2016 and she already had her own properties at the time. The ones we’ve bought since then we have bought together.
"We weren't looking to buy another house just yet, but Lucinda told me there was a property up for sale on the road we liked and that we should go view it to get some ideas. But despite having their hearts set on the property, the couple experienced some difficulties when trying to get a mortgage due to them both being self employed.
"I spoke to Together on the Friday, they booked me in for an appointment and by the following Thursday we had completed," he said. "We couldn’t believe after months of delays how simple and quick the process was." Asked if he thinks the price he bought his property for is reasonable, Mat said: "It’s hard to say what a reasonable price is when you are talking in millions but I know that the house next door is up for sale for £4 million and there is another house down the road going for £4.25 million.