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David Wilson Homes urges new home buyers to get mortgage fit

David Wilson Homes North West is urging first time buyers to invest time now, to ‘get mortgage fit’ during the summer of sport, to avoid the disappointment of being beaten in the race to secure their first home.

First-time buyers helped to secure new homes in Soham

First-time buyers helped to secure new homes in Soham

Taylor Wimpey’s First-Time Buyer Event is offering aspiring homeowners the chance to find out more about purchasing their perfect property for sale in Soham, Cambridgeshire, at Lion Mills.

First-time buyers off to a Great Start in Standish

First-time buyers off to a Great Start in Standish

Local housebuilder Morris is helping Wigan first-time buyers get on the property ladder by offering its Great Start scheme at the Worthington Park development, off Chorley road.

100,000 FTBs have turned to ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ since financial crisis

A new report written and researched by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr), on behalf of HSBC, reveals that the ‘bank of mum and dad' has helped to finance over 100,000 first time buyer (FTB) borrowers between 2008 and 2011.

Happy ever after at Hunts Grove for first time buyers

Happy ever after at Hunts Grove for first time buyers

Home really is where the heart is for young couple Hollie Marshall and Nathan Morgan, who are just beginning their new lives together at Crest Nicholson’s Hunts Grove development in Gloucestershire.

Laurel Grove the place to go for first-time buyers in Uttoxeter

Laurel Grove the place to go for first-time buyers in Uttoxeter

If you’re a first-time buyer, looking for a new home in Uttoxeter, there’s only one place you need to visit, Peveril Homes’ Laurel Grove.

First-time buyers in Southampton given a helping hand

First-time buyers in Southampton given a helping hand

Award winning house builder Crest Nicholson, is helping first-time buyers to make their first step onto the property ladder at its new Empress Heights development in Southampton.

Orbit Homes ‘Help and Reward’ the bank of Mum and Dad

A recent study from Rightmove has suggested that the single biggest concern for would-be first time buyers is saving a large enough deposit to buy a home of their own and that an increasing proportion of buyers are reliant on parental help when it comes to raising the substantial deposit now needed to obtain a competitive mortgage offer.

Five per cent deposits for Warrington first-time buyers

Five per cent deposits for Warrington first-time buyers

Local housebuilder Morris is helping Warrington first-time buyers get on the property ladder by offering its Great Start scheme at the popular Edgewater Park development.

Over £130 a month cheaper to buy than rent

The cost of buying a home in the UK is now almost a fifth lower than renting, according to research by Halifax. The average monthly costs associated with buying a three bedroom house stood at £600 in June 2012; £132 (or 18%) lower than the typical monthly rent of £732 paid on the same property type.

Lloyds TSB 7-year fixed rate mortgage for first-time buyers

Lloyds TSB is launching a new 7-year fixed rate mortgage for first-time buyers, offering these customers the opportunity to fix their borrowing costs over a longer term.

First time buyers encouraged to make their FirstBuy at Park Central

First time buyers encouraged to make their FirstBuy at Park Central

Crest Nicholson is encouraging those people hunting for their first home in Birmingham to visit its Park Central development and find out how the government’s FirstBuy scheme could help them purchase a new property.

NewBuy available to first-time buyers in Burton-upon-Trent

NewBuy available to first-time buyers in Burton-upon-Trent

Local housebuilder Morris Homes is offering a solution to first-time buyers in Burton-upon-Trent who are struggling to save the large deposit needed to step onto the property ladder.

First time buyers could be closer to a dream home than they think

First time buyers could be closer to a dream home than they think

While latest research suggests that the current average age of a first time buyer is 35– developer Linden Homes continues to welcome many purchasers in their 20s.

Elan offers a lending hand to first time buyers in the South West

Elan offers a lending hand to first time buyers in the South West

There's good news for first time buyers in Bristol and Gloucestershire who could buy a new home without substantial savings, thanks to a new incentive from Elan Homes.