Lily Allen has splashed out £600,000 on a new home in East London.
The 22-year-old singer has fallen in love with the Victorian property in Hackney and is soon set to move in with boyfriend, record label A+R man Seb Chew.
However, Lily almost missed out on her dream home when her offer was initially rejected.
Lily said: "I've been frantically looking at some places with my sister Sarah who's been researching houses for the past few weeks. We found a house in Hackney that I immediately fell in love with. I put an offer in - and it was declined! Anyway they finally accepted my offer and it's amazing. I'M so happy. I really feel like I've earned it. Keep your fingers crossed I can move in soon."
Lily - who recently launched her own fashion line for high street chain New Look - compared buying her dream home to buying a vintage dress.
She added: "Buying a house is like buying a dress in an overpriced vintage shop, except obviously there are more people in the equation and buying a dress doesn't come with a 25-year financial obligation!"
The 'LDN' singer recently complained she couldn't afford to buy a basic flat in her beloved hometown of London.
She moaned: "It's depressing to be young in Britain. Money is a massive issue."I've been doing what I do for a few years now and I've been paid pretty well for it, but even I'M not in a position to buy a one-bedroom flat in the city I grew up in." | 
