About this site
Help First Time Buyers is a free guide to buying your first home in the UK, written in plain English for people doing it for the first time.
Why it exists
Most first-time buyer information is written by banks, comparison sites or estate agents, and it shows. It is either trying to sell you something or written for people who already know what a decision in principle is. We wanted one place that explains the whole thing in order, in the words a friend would use, with the numbers filled in.
What we are not
We are not a lender, a broker or an adviser, and we are not authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority. Nothing here is financial advice. When you want advice, our talk to a broker page points you to people who are authorised to give it. They are separate businesses.
Keeping it accurate
Thresholds, schemes and typical costs are checked when we write and reviewed when rules change. If you spot something out of date, tell us and we will fix it.
Who publishes it
Help First Time Buyers is published by [Publisher company name], company number [Company number], registered office [Registered office address]. ICO registration [ICO registration number].
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