First-time buyers: Tips to help you get mortgage ready

Are you eager to get on the property ladder but not sure where to start? Perhaps you dream of owning your own home but are worried about your finances?

Help is at hand…

Paul Broadhead, head of mortgages and housing, Building Societies Association (BSA, joined our editor, Kate Saines, at the What Mortgage studio to share his wealth of mortgage knowledge with upcoming homebuyers.

He has tons of great tips for first-time buyers on how to prepare for their first mortgage application.

From the big stuff like where to save your deposit and which schemes are available to some insider advice on how to manage your spending in the run-up to the application.

The chat is available as a video and podcast and it’s the first part of a series of expert interviews we are publishing to help readers navigate the mortgage market.

This video/podcast will be super helpful if you are first-time buyer but anyone about to take out a mortgage will find some useful guidance here too.

If you are a mortgage or homebuying professional keen to share your knowledge with our readers in future episodes, get in touch with Deborah Hindley at deborah.hindley@emap.com