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As property prices continue to increase, many prospective homeowners face the difficult task of saving for a deposit. 

‘Leasehold’ properties can be confusing when buying, as the legal structure of ownership isn’t as simple as buying a freehold property.

Find out more here on the latest scheme, Deposit Unlock, aimed at first-time buyers.

Have you considered using your property wealth to fund your retirement? With house prices currently at an all-time high read our guide to find out why more people may consider using their [...]

Take a look at Enact's guide to find out what a Lifetime ISA (LISA) is and how it could help you as a first-time buyer to buy your first home.

For first-time buyers it's not just a deposit they will need to save up for - there are several other costs that have to be paid ahead of moving into your first home.

Raising money for a deposit can be one of the biggest barriers to homeownership for many first-time buyers. At the time of writing this house prices have substantially risen partly as a result of [...]

The UK’s housing market has been one of the biggest surprises of the global pandemic. With the government’s Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday, announced July 2020 and initially scheduled to end March [...]

Since the Covid-19 pandemic struck many mortgage lenders withdrew their high loan-to-value (LTV) products, leaving first-time buyers with smaller deposits unable to access mortgage products that [...]