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Advice for a first time buyer

I'm a 28 year old first time buyer living in Leeds. I have £33k in savings and have just had a pay rise to £26,500, what advice can you give me in terms of mortgages to look at and for how much to borrow? Thanks.

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  • hcb42
    hcb42 Posts: 5,962 Forumite
    There is a calculator on this site which will give you an idea. You will need some savings for fees etc, mortgages will depend on your attitude ie fixed, tracker etc
  • ACG
    ACG Posts: 24,896 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've helped Parliament
    You can probably get a mortgage for £120-130k maybe a touch more.
    With your deposit thats £160k.

    Keep back about £2k for solicitors, stamp duty etc.
    I am a Mortgage Adviser
    You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a mortgage adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.
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