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How Kiwi Live: The Hickman Whānau
Jess, Bill and Ginny told Trade Me Property how they decided to team up and buy a home.
5 April 2023
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The Hickman whānau highlights the benefits of intergenerational living by co-purchasing a home. Bill, Jess, and their baby teamed up with Bill’s mum, Ginny, to buy a two-flat property in Newtown, Wellington.
This move provided mutual financial and physical support, solving Ginny’s need for a less isolating home and the couple's need to upsize. They found their ideal home on Trade Me Property after a challenging search.
The arrangement offers a perfect balance of proximity and privacy, allowing them to support each other daily.
Jess & Bill's kitchen includes innovative space saving features like the pot holder wall and ladder rungs to reach high cupboards
Jess is currently painting a large feature wall in Robin's bedroom
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