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MSE News: First-time buyer need-to-knows - from low rates to Help to Buy ISAs

Now's a stonking time to get a mortgage. Rates are close to rock-bottom but you should look at your finances first...
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First-time buyer need-to-knows - from low rates to Help to Buy ISAs

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  • torbrex
    torbrex Posts: 71,340 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Rampant Recycler Hung up my suit!
    I was a first time buyer when I took my mortgage on some years ago, I got no incentives, no special deals and no government help to get me started and I had to cope with volatile interest rates fueled by government policy at the time.

    Who do I apply to for my refund/compensation?
  • venace
    venace Posts: 54 Forumite
    Apologies if already covered elsewhere, but..

    Does anyone know if you can use the Help to Buy ISA to put down a deposit for a property on shared ownership?
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