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Introduction

May 15, 2019

First-time buyers cut costs to get on the ladder

More than half of homeowners altered their spending habits to help buy their first home

May 13, 2019

Why now is the perfect time to be a first-time buyer

Market conditions are ripe for people to make their first home purchase

May 08, 2019

First-time buyer ages rise and deposits fall

Mortgages for borrowers with a 10% deposit or less are at a post-financial crisis high

Apr 25, 2019

First-time buyers need average £31k deposit

The bigger your deposit as a proportion of the property price, the more competitive mortga...

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Dec 11, 2018

Revealed: where it’s cheaper to rent a home than buy

Buying is usually the cheaper option (if you have a deposit), but it depends where in the ...

Dec 10, 2018

Low deposit deals fall to record low rates

Borrowers without a large deposit are benefitting from a wider choice of deals and lower r...

Dec 06, 2018

Three-quarters of first-time buyers benefit from Stamp Duty relief

The tax giveaway has helped tens of thousands of buyers, but those in the South have made ...

Dec 04, 2018

Young people three times more likely to buy if parents are homeowners

The findings are bad news for the one in two millennials who don't own a home, and whose p...

Dec 04, 2018

Where is the Bank of Mum and Dad most popular with buyers?

Nearly four in 10 buyers in this city ask their parents to help them onto the ladder

Nov 30, 2018

Nationwide cuts the cost of its fixed rate mortgages

The mutual is reducing its rates on some deals by as much as 0.30%

Nov 30, 2018

Over 400,000 first-time buyers have used the Help to Buy scheme

The Government scheme enables borrowers to take a mortgage with just a 5% deposit

Nov 28, 2018

Millennials would pay extra £100k for an Instagram-friendly home

Practicality isn't on the radar for buyers keen to find that picture-perfect property

Nov 27, 2018

Cashback mortgages account for almost a third of products

Mortgages with a lump sum cash incentive have more than doubled in the last seven years

Nov 22, 2018

Six in 10 first-time buyers plan to sell valuables to boost deposit

But even more plan to turn to the Bank of Mum and Dad for help

Nov 21, 2018

First-time buyers have saved £426m in Stamp Duty since it was scrapped a year ago

This week marks a year since the government introduced First Time Buyer Relief on Stamp Du...

Nov 09, 2018

Five top tips for first-time buyers

First-time buyers have been boosted by the stamp duty exemption, but how can they ensure h...

Nov 01, 2018

Aldermore reduces rates for borrowers with the smallest deposits

The specialist bank has cut the cost of its 95% mortgages, for those with just 5% upfront

Nov 01, 2018

House price growth slumps to five-year low

Subdued demand and ongoing economic uncertainty have had an impact on house prices

Oct 30, 2018

First-time buyers: how to reclaim stamp duty paid on shared ownership properties

The Chancellor announced a retrospective change for first-time buyers of shared ownership ...

Oct 29, 2018

Nationwide cuts rates for those with a small deposit

The building society has launched the lower rates to support first-time buyers

Oct 26, 2018

Want a discount on a home? Go for a major ‘fixer upper’

Properties in need of structural work can be bagged at a significant reduction - but tread...

Oct 25, 2018

13 million adults don’t think they’re eligible for a mortgage. Now they can check

A new comparison tool allows people to do a soft credit check to determine their mortgage ...

Oct 24, 2018

Millennials sacrifice relationships, marriage and kids to buy a home

Rocketing house price inflation has made getting on the ladder so much harder than it was ...

Oct 22, 2018

Mortgage fees rise to a five-year high

When comparing mortgages it's important to look at the fee as well as the interest rate to...

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News

Introduction

First-time buyers cut costs to get on the ladder

Why now is the perfect time to be a first-time buyer

First-time buyer ages rise and deposits fall

First-time buyers need average £31k deposit

More articles

Revealed: where it’s cheaper to rent a home than buy

Low deposit deals fall to record low rates

Three-quarters of first-time buyers benefit from Stamp Duty relief

Young people three times more likely to buy if parents are homeowners

Where is the Bank of Mum and Dad most popular with buyers?

Nationwide cuts the cost of its fixed rate mortgages

Over 400,000 first-time buyers have used the Help to Buy scheme

Millennials would pay extra £100k for an Instagram-friendly home

Cashback mortgages account for almost a third of products

Six in 10 first-time buyers plan to sell valuables to boost deposit

First-time buyers have saved £426m in Stamp Duty since it was scrapped a year ago

Five top tips for first-time buyers

Aldermore reduces rates for borrowers with the smallest deposits

House price growth slumps to five-year low

First-time buyers: how to reclaim stamp duty paid on shared ownership properties

Nationwide cuts rates for those with a small deposit

Want a discount on a home? Go for a major ‘fixer upper’

13 million adults don’t think they’re eligible for a mortgage. Now they can check

Millennials sacrifice relationships, marriage and kids to buy a home

Mortgage fees rise to a five-year high

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