What I Own: I flipped my £1,000,000 Essex home — it used to be a doctor’s surgery

This weekend, we’re in Essex meeting colour consultant Millie Beer (Picture: Justin Griffiths-Williams)

Welcome back to What I Own – Metro’s property series where we speak to homeowners about getting on the ladder.

For the last 20 years, colour consultant Millie Beer has made a habit of moving a lot. She’s now redecorated and resold four homes, and her four-bedroom property in Thaxted is next in line for the market.

It’s currently up for £1 million, and Millie likens it to a ‘doll’s house.’ Built during the Georgian period, it was a doctor’s surgery for three generations.

When she and her husband bought it almost three years ago, it needed a considerable amount of work. £250,000 later, they’d freshened it up.

Here’s what Millie had to say about ...