Why listed properties can be a costly folly

Doing up a listed property sounds like a pleasantly romantic idea, but can end up with more than you bargained for. Sarah Moore explains.

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Doing up a listed property sounds like a pleasantly romantic idea. You buy a small piece of history, along with all the quirks and original features that go along with it, and do your part in maintaining it for future generations.But unfortunately the process can prove far more stressful and expensive than most people imagine.

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Sarah is MoneyWeek's investment editor. She graduated from the University of Southampton with a BA in English and History, before going on to complete a graduate diploma in law at the College of Law in Guildford. She joined MoneyWeek in 2014 and writes on funds, personal finance, pensions and property.