Advice for first time buyers
The Money Advice Service: first-time home buyer guide (external website)
Including:
- how much deposit do I need to buy a house?
 
- budget for the other costs of buying a home
 
- make sure you can afford your monthly repayments
 
- affordable home-buyer schemes to get you on to the property ladder
 
- finding a mortgage
 
- freehold or leasehold
 
- the mortgage application process
 
- someone else can guarantee your mortgage