The latest articles on buying

  1. If you're thinking of buying a house and applying for a mortgage, you'll need to know all about loan-to-value. Here's our guide with the lowdown.

  2. How do you decide which type of mortgage to go for and where can you find the best deals? Let's talk about loans.

  3. Paying off your mortgage sooner could save you literally tens of thousands of pounds. Senior mortgage advisor for Natwest, Michael Gyapong, reveals the top five ways to do it.

  4. Need to work out your mortgage repayments? You can use our mortgage calculator - or challenge yourself to some mental maths with our mortgage calculation formulas. 

  5. Help to Save is a government-backed savings account with benefits: you can earn a bonus of 50p for every £1 you save over four years.

  6. 95% mortgages are now widely available from major banks and building societies, meaning you don’t have to save up such a big deposit to buy your own home.

  7. Making mortgage overpayments reduces the amount you owe on your mortgage, helping to offset some of the impact of higher borrowing costs.

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