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What First-Time Buyers Should Know

Triangle with deposit on one side, mortgage offer on second side, worst house best location on third side

What should first-time buyers know before embarking on one of the biggest decisions of their life? This page is your one-stop shop for all the posts from the blog that cover the different stages of buying.

Whether you are dipping your toe for the first time into the muddy waters of research, or shaping up your final plans, I hope you find this page on what first-time buyers should know useful.

I’ll update the page as time goes on with all the most relevant blog posts so that you always have a port in a storm if you’re stuck at any stage. Join the mailing list at the bottom of this page for extra savings tips and blog updates direct to your inbox.

What First-Time Buyers Should Know First

What you need to know from the start:

Saving For A House: The No.1 Thing No One Tells You

Is Buying A House The Worst Financial Decision Ever?

Ideas to increase your deposit:

How I Saved Half My Wages (For A Deposit While) Renting In London

Epic Ways To Save For A House

The Only Wealth Philosophy You’ll Ever Need?

Deciding what/how to buy and where:

Help to Buy vs Shared Ownership vs a Fleetwood Mac Song

What You Need to Get the Best Mortgage Offer

The UK’s Best Place to Live (Recap)

How to Choose a Conveyancer or Solicitor You Don’t Hate

More on all of these stages:

Cherry Healey’s Property Virgins Recap

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