About Speaking of Housing

Your trusted UK property blog for buying, selling, renting and renovating homes.

 

Speaking of Housing is a property blog with a purpose: to make the world of homes, housing, and property investment less overwhelming and far more accessible.

Whether you’re a first-time buyer navigating mortgages, a landlord managing your first rental, or simply someone curious about the ins and outs of renovation and property development, you’ll find practical, reliable guidance here.

We cover the full spectrum of property topics — buying and selling, renting and letting, mortgages, renovations, home improvements, development, and construction. Our goal is to cut through the jargon, explain the industry in plain English, and give you information you can actually use.

Think of us as your friendly guide through what can sometimes feel like a maze of rules, paperwork, and endless choices.

At Speaking of Housing, we believe property shouldn’t be intimidating. It should be exciting.

After all, a home is one of the biggest investments you’ll ever make, both financially and emotionally. That’s why we put our experience, research, and writing skills into creating guides that are clear, up to date, and designed to help you make informed decisions.

 

Meet the founder

Sarah Macklin – Founder & editor

Sarah is a professional copywriter and content strategist with a background in lifestyle and interiors writing. She first discovered her love for property while running her popular home interiors blog, Dream of Home, where she explores design trends, decor ideas, and the realities of everyday family living.

Speaking of Housing was born out of her desire to go deeper, to talk not just about how we style our homes, but also how we buy them, finance them, renovate them, and ultimately build a life within them.

Sarah lives in the UK with her husband, where they’re happily settling into what they hope will be their forever home. Having moved, renovated, and navigated the property ladder herself, she brings a personal perspective to the blog, blending professional expertise with real-life experience.

 

Why we do what we do

Property is a vast topic, one that touches everyone’s life in some way, whether you’re a buyer or a renter. Yet too often, advice online feels either overly complicated or too vague to be genuinely useful. We set out to bridge that gap. Our mission is simple: to provide practical, approachable property advice you can trust.

From step-by-step guides for first-time buyers to thoughtful insights into the housing market, we aim to empower our readers to feel confident and informed, whatever stage of the property journey they’re on.

We love hearing from our readers. Whether you’ve got a question, a suggestion for a topic, or you’d like to collaborate, we’re just an email away: contact@speakingofhousing.com

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