First Time Buyers' Guide

By Nationwide , Sep 1, 2011
Filed under: Mortgages

First time buyers
Whether you're looking to buy your first home or are moving and just want to refresh your memory, use this interactive and easy to use guide from our partners at Nationwide.

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The Nationwide First Time Buyers' Guide is the first interactive book of its kind and provides a breakdown of everything you need to know when buying your first home, including:

The pros and cons of buying and renting
12 easy-to-understand steps to buying a first home
A comprehensive glossary explaining property buying 'jargon' in simple language
A 10 point action plan on buying a house and moving in
Suggested questions to ask a mortgage adviser
A list of useful contacts detailing where to go for further questions and advice
A 'read aloud' function for those who would rather listen to the guide.

We hope you find it useful.

Click on the image to open the guide (launches in a new window)

Alternatively, you can download the PDF version.

Tags: first time buyers, house prices, mortgages

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johnjherron

can any one help we intend to buy our first home the house is worth £60.000 and we have a deposit of £10.000 the big problem is that iam on DLA for life then i get incap benefit so can i or would we get a morgage please help or point me in the right direction

July 07 2012 at 11:49 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

moljamstu

Thinking of making changes to a property you want to buy? FInd out what might be required and how much it might cost at http://doineedpermission.co.uk

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Moneyfacts

There's also a valuable step-by-step guide from Moneyfacts explaining where you can expect delays and why in the buying process. Its a PDF so you'll need a PDF reader to download it: http://downloads.moneyfacts.co.uk/moneyfacts/pdf/First_Time_Buyers_Guide_How_to_Buy_a_House.pdf

March 14 2012 at 7:25 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply