Money talks! New series sees celebrity property expert Tayo Oguntonade help one family plan for the future (and their forever home)
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If you’re juggling a busy family and work life, it can be hard enough to get through all the things you need to do day-to-day, let alone think about the future.
That’s especially true when it comes to personal finance, where gaps in your knowledge and confusing industry jargon can make the prospect of tackling the subject seem all the more daunting.
It may also require you to make some tricky choices, particularly if you’re thinking about buying a home where you could spend the rest of your life.
One couple facing a big financial decision are Sarah and Andy who star in new Channel 4 YouTube series Make Your Move, hosted by property guru Tayo Oguntonade.
![Property guru and television presenter Tayo Oguntonade quizzes Sarah and Andy about their finances](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/05/08/85732461-13485475-image-m-2_1717572086328.jpg)
Property guru and television presenter Tayo Oguntonade quizzes Sarah and Andy about their finances
![The couple arriving at the property Tayo has found for them in the north of Leicester](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/05/08/85732153-13485475-image-a-1_1717571052751.jpg)
The couple arriving at the property Tayo has found for them in the north of Leicester
The married couple - who live with their three children and two dogs in Aylestone, Leicester - both agree they need more space, but are unsure whether to extend their current home or move somewhere bigger.
Working alongside the friendly experts at Skipton Building Society, Tayo reveals how they could make their forever home a reality – while also helping them with other aspects of personal finance, like building up savings pots for their children.
Sarah believes her and Andy’s work situation has made their need for more space especially pressing.
‘We are both working from home, so we’d like our own office or separate workspace,’ she says.
In the episode, we see Tayo scrutinising the couple’s finances to see how much money they could potentially borrow to take that next step up the property ladder.
He then surprises them by revealing he’s found a house that meets all their requirements and which would be in budget if it were on the market.
Not only that - instead of just going to see it, they will actually be able to stay there for a whole 24 hours…
Safe to say, it went down a treat!
‘We thought about what it would be like to have so much space and the difference it could make to our home life,’ Sarah says of the eight-bedroom house to the north of Leicester.
‘The kids were impressed with the size – and the garden.’
While having more living space is a key priority for Sarah and Andy they have other financial goals too – like saving for their children.
![Sarah and Andy sit on a terrace overlooking the large garden](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/21/09/85732463-13485475-Sarah_and_Andy_sit_on_a_terrace_overlooking_the_large_garden-a-2_1718957208954.jpg)
Sarah and Andy sit on a terrace overlooking the large garden
![The couple chat with Andy Messenger, a savings specialist at Skipton Building Society](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/21/09/85732465-13485475-The_couple_chat_with_Andy_Messenger_a_Savings_Specialist_at_Skip-a-1_1718957208120.jpg)
The couple chat with Andy Messenger, a savings specialist at Skipton Building Society
Tayo books them an appointment with Andy Messenger, a savings specialist at Skipton Building Society, to run through their options.
Sarah says she found the experience ‘helpful’, adding: ‘We are making saving a priority to enable the children to do things like go to university.
‘It was useful to know more about the options open to us.’
It’s obvious that getting expert advice from Tayo and Skipton Building Society hugely helped the couple, but that leaves one crucial question unanswered - what did they decide to do when the 24 hours were up?
And are they any closer to buying their forever home?
Watch episode three of Make Your Move now at skipton.co.uk/make-your-move/moving-up to find out!
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