A Guide to the First Homes Scheme

A Guide to the First Homes Scheme

The government’s First Homes Scheme is intended to help first-time buyers get onto the property ladder by offering homes at a discount. Read on to find out if you’re eligible… The government’s First Homes Scheme offers buying discounts for first-time...
Can first-time buyers get a 95% Mortgage?

Can first-time buyers get a 95% Mortgage?

Hoping to get onto the property ladder this year? Find out what options may be available to you and why it’s important to seek expert advice. If you’re looking to buy your first property, you may be wondering how much deposit you need, especially with house prices...
‘First viewings bring first home into view’

‘First viewings bring first home into view’

After finally viewing some properties, prospective buyer Isaac Williams is optimistic that 2022 is the year he secures a first-time home Last year I mentioned, with a degree of confidence, that spring/summer 2022 was going to be flat-buying time. By now, past me hoped...
‘2021 was the year I became a homeowner again’

‘2021 was the year I became a homeowner again’

Our content manager, Christina Collison, talks about how lucky she feels to have bought her own property this year. I feel very fortunate to look back on 2021 as the year I became a homeowner again. I had been renting the house I now own for almost four years, and I...
‘I want to make my move onto the property ladder’

‘I want to make my move onto the property ladder’

Despite friends in the pub arguing about what’s happening in the property market, prospective first-time buyer Isaac Williams is keen to stop renting and buy his first home… Nobody really knows what the housing market is doing, do they? For every expert (Dave at the...