UK-Based Ghanaian Woman Shares How She Bought Her First Home Just 2 Years After Moving To The UK

UK-Based Ghanaian Woman Shares How She Bought Her First Home Just 2 Years After Moving To The UK

  • Lily Addison, a UK-based Ghanaian woman, has recently shared how she ended up travelling abroad
  • In an interview on SVTV Africa, the mother of two revealed that she bought her first house just two years after migrating to the UK
  • Addison also shared that she was able to first move abroad after her sisters searched for a fashion school in the UK and flew her there

A Ghanaian woman by the name of Lily Addison, living in the UK, has recently been granted an interview by DJ Nyaami where she opened up about her achievements since moving abroad.

Ghanaian woman living in UK recounts how long it took to buy her first home
Nice modern house, Lily smiling in an interview Photo credit: simonlong/Getty Images, SVTV Africa
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The video sighted by YEN.com.gh on the YouTube channel of SVTV Africa had Lily revealing that she could buy her first house just two years after migrating abroad.

Sharing more about her journey, the UK-based woman revealed that after her father, whom she depended on, sadly passed, her two sisters abroad were kind enough to put their resources together, searched for a fashion designing school and flew her to the UK in 1999.

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Lily went through school and started a fashion career afterwards, but business was not profitable, so she quit that and picked up a corporate job.

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The driven mother of two explained that she could buy her own house by working, saving money, and maintaining a good credit score.

The Ghanaian woman shared more about her journey in the video linked below;

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Italy-Based Ghanaian Woman Moves From Washing Dishes For A Living For 5 Years To Owning Top Salon Abroad

Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh earlier reported that a hardworking Ghanaian woman named Nana Oforiwaa Amafo, who is based in Italy, was recently granted an interview by Zion Felix, where she opened up about her business abroad.

The post sighted by YEN.com.gh on Zionfelix TV on YouTube had Nana Oforiwaa recounting that she was moved to Italy by her husband and, through hard work and resilience, has been able to establish a salon that is doing very well.

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Recounting her story, Oforiwaa revealed that she owned a salon back in Ghana, but when she moved to Italy, she had to work in a restaurant as a dishwasher and was paid €500 (GH₵4,220).

According to her, she washed bowls for five years until she was advised by a friend to start her own business. Having owned a salon back in Accra, Oforiwaa decided to start the same business in Italy and became successful at it.

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