All news on the topic: First-time buyers

A MAN who found himself homeless and living in his car as a teenager now owns a thriving business worth £5million helping other people to buy homes e

HOMEBUYERS are shrugging off the looming election as market activity jumps higher than the same point last year.Home values are now on track to rise 1

MORE than three million households are still set to witness hikes in their mortgage repayments over the next two years.Around 400,000 of these househo

The mortgage rate cuts from HSBC come into effect from today after Barclays reduced rates on Tuesday, while NatWest announced cuts on Friday

A FOUR-BEDROOM home in a central location with convenient transport links could be yours for just £1 - and comes with a £7k bonus.The bargain proper

MAJOR lenders are cutting mortgage rates in a boost for borrowers.NatWest and Barclays have slashed rates by up to 0.31% while HSBC has announced it w

Over the last five years, the average mortgage payment for a typical first-time buyer home has risen from £667 per month to £1,075

CAR fanatics Matt Abela and Holly Whyatt bagged a two-bedroom home with just a £10k deposit through a little-known scheme - but they had to make a "l

The calculations made various assumptions, including that first-time buyers would have a 20% deposit to put down, that their mortgage term would last 25 years

Typical first-time buyers face paying £227,757 to get their first step on the property ladder, a jump of nearly a fifth since the Conservatives were elected in 2019, according to property website Rightmove.

BUYING a property is an expensive business - and that's without factoring in all the additional costs that come along with it.Stamp duty is one of the

HOMEOWNERS are still feeling the pain of high mortgage costs and are finding it harder to stay on top of their bills - but there is help on offer.The

A SAVVY Brit has managed to save thousands on rent, bills and food after leaving the UK to buy an 85p house in a sunny holiday hotspot.George Laing, 3

INTEREST rates have been on the rise for years now, but thousands of us still get a pittance on our savings accounts.Since December 2021, the Bank of

HOUSEHOLDS taking out personal loans are being urged to check they can afford the repayments - as the cost of borrowing has soared over the past decad

A "SPACIOUS" two-bedroom flat on the 'UK's cheapest street' could be yours for just £1k.The unbelievable price tag comes in nearly a quarter of a mil

THE Bank of England (BoE) has opted to leave interest rates unchanged for the seventh consecutive time.The central bank's Monetary Policy Committee to

TWO millionaire landlady sisters who rake in £72,000 a year doing nothing have revealed how they built their property portfolio.Ruth Shipley-Palmer,

A study of 1,000 aspiring homeowners found 39% are looking in neighbouring areas to improve their chances of securing a property that meets all their needs

WANNABE homeowners may find that their job affects their chances of getting a super-long mortgage.Brokers have said that professions such as firefight

The beautiful seaside town of Rothesay has been ranked as the cheapest place to purchase a coastal home in the UK, with average house prices at an incredible £101,477

THE LABOUR Party has pledged a major shake up to housing including new help for struggling first-time buyers.Sir Keir Starmer today launched his party

BOTH the most and least expensive places to live by the seaside in Britain have been revealed.Owning a slice of paradise just moments from the sea is

SAVING cash is hard when money is tight - but there is an easy way to boost your funds and you won’t even notice you’re doing it.Over ten ba

THE number of people not working due to long-term illness has reached the highest level on record.Official figures show it rose by 55,000 to 2.83milli