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About Alison Mills

Alison was born and raised in South London. Most of her early career she was based in the West End of London, travelling worldwide, in particular to America and the Caribbean, holding various positions in Sales and Marking for Marriott Hotels. She moved to the Netherlands in 2000, raised 3 children and in 2002 she began working in Expat property rentals for an NVM estate agent.
In 2011 she started Lighthouse Property Services with a former colleague, Estate agent Renée Hanssen. Although now she speaks Dutch fluently and is fully integrated in the local community, Alison remains proud to be a British Expat! She has a great network and many wonderful friends within the Expat community.

Entries by Alison Mills

Buying a property in today’s housing market

April 16, 2021 /1 Comment/in Dutch Life, Expat Life, Family, Haarlem, Haarlemmermeer, Housing, Interview, News /by Alison Mills

If you are, or have recently talked to anyone who is, a prospective property buyer, you will know that today’s Dutch housing market really is a sellers’ market. You will then also know that properties are often being sold (well) above the asking price. This raises the question among many prospective buyers, ‘how much to […]

Energy label mandatory for all properties in the Netherlands – And this time they really mean it!!

January 28, 2015 in Dutch Life, Expat Life, Housing, News /by Alison Mills

Actually, in 2008 it was already mandatory but, as it was rather complicated and no one was checking if you had it or not, everyone sort of agreed to ignore it!