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Wow so many helpful responses thank you all very much.

The roofing thread had a lot of useful information, and I'll look into the fire insurance coverage. Seems like that would be a massive help in the case of an emergency. There's a lot to learn!

Thank you very much for the reply. Luckily the house has been freshly renovated (all new kitchen/bathroom, new boiler, all double glazed windows etc) so at least those things should be fairly good for the immediate future and not require immediate outlays, which should hopefully allow us some time t...

I'm looking into home ownership and have found a property that suits my wife and I's budget and priorities. One thing I'm having some difficulty getting my head around though is how to think of budgeting for the general upkeep and maintenance of the house. I've read wildly different articles in my r...

Thanks for the input and advice! Much appreciated.

Hi all. First off just want to say what an unbelievably valuable resource this site and forum have been for me. It's really helped me get to grips with the Japanese system. On to the real question. Looking at my wife's Rakuten iDeCo it would seem she is underexposed to developing countries, as well ...

Hello all, thanks in advance for any help you can give with my first post here! I think my situation is fairly unique, although if this question has been asked before apologies. I recently decided to use some saved money to take a year out of work and go to grad school to get a Masters degree. Since...