Homes shouldn't just be for owners: what buying a house has taught me

By Joel Dignam
Updated September 25 2021 - 4:38pm, first published 5:25am
After a decade of renting, I'm finally free to make my home my own. Picture: Shutterstock
After a decade of renting, I'm finally free to make my home my own. Picture: Shutterstock

Recently I was lucky enough to buy my own home. And boy, does it make me angry. Because only after I became an owner did I realise how much I was missing out on as a renter.

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