Free first-time buyer checklists
Five printable PDFs that take you from 'thinking about it' to moving day. Free. We email you the links, and that is the only thing we ask for.
Mortgage-Ready Checklist
What to do 12, 6 and 3 months before you apply.
Documents Checklist
Everything a lender or broker will ask you for.
House Viewing Checklist
40 things to look at and ask before you make an offer.
First Home Budget Planner
Every cost from deposit to moving van, with space to fill in.
Moving Day Checklist
From exchange to the first night in your new place.
All five, one email
Print them, stick them on the fridge, tick things off. They are yours to keep.
On its way!
Check your inbox (and the junk folder, just in case) for an email with all five links. Or grab them right here:
- Mortgage-Ready ChecklistWhat to do 12, 6 and 3 months before you apply
- Documents ChecklistEverything a lender or broker will ask you for
- House Viewing Checklist40 things to look at and ask before you make an offer
- First Home Budget PlannerEvery cost from deposit to moving van, with space to fill in
- Moving Day ChecklistFrom exchange to the first night in your new place
What's in them
Mortgage-Ready Checklist
The things to do 12 months, 6 months and 3 months before you apply: electoral roll, credit reports, Lifetime ISA, deposit trail, bank statement hygiene, no new credit, mortgage in principle, agents and alerts. Do these and the lender says yes first time.
Documents Checklist
Every document a broker or lender will ask for, for employed, self-employed and gifted-deposit buyers, so you gather it once and are not chasing a P60 the night before.
House Viewing Checklist
Forty things to look at and ask on a viewing, from damp and the boiler to why they are selling and what the neighbours are like. Take it on your phone.
First Home Budget Planner
Every cost from deposit to the first month's bills, with spaces to fill in your own numbers. The total at the bottom is the one that matters.
Moving Day Checklist
From exchange to the first night: utilities, redirects, meter readings, keys, what to pack last and unpack first.