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Sarah-Jane Mee, the Sky News presenter, has been ploughing her money into property - because she says people will always need somewhere to live. Mee, who co-hosts Sunrise on Sky, has invested in rental properties in Birmingham and Nottingham and recently renovated her two-bedroom apartment in London’s trendy Notting Hill, doubling its value to nearly £1 million. The 39-year-old also has a pension for peace of mind and emergency savings so she can pay her mortgage and keep a roof over her head if she falls on hard times....read
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I'm hopeless with money, says actor IAN MCNEICE, who let a firm claim back his PPI and started investing in a pension at 60
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