LIZ Devine-Wright has no regrets about rivalling her mum in The Press Business Awards 2007.

The two women from Tadcaster may have two totally separate business - Liz Wright Property is a property developer and landlord venture, while mother, Joy Devine, owns Simply Devine hat shop - but both are pitching for the Women In Enterprise Business Of The Year.

Liz, who is also seeking the Small Business Of The Year title, says: "My mum, whose entry has already been featured in The Press, has inspired me to enter. I've taken the attitude that if she can do it, so can I!"

Liz has a property portfolio worth more than £1.5 million. "It gives me great pleasure to be able to provide homes for local people who ordinarily would not be able to get on to the property ladder.

"I have some wonderful residential tenants, however, I prefer them to think upon the houses they rent as their own homes. To me they are property guardians. I just pay the mortgages and the maintenance bills."

Her portfolio also consists of commercial properties - and guess who is one of her tenants? That's right: Her mum at Simply Devine.

Liz attributes her success to pitching her rents at lower than the market value. This results in longer term tenants, providing stability "which ultimately has an affect on retaining the economy of the community."

More recently, she has avoided the astronomical costs of the UK property market by buying in Europe.