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Oh, where do I start?

Our FTB daughter is asking for advice on getting "the best" mortgage....

Any hints and tips on the best mortgage these days would be appreciated.

She is looking at borrowing around 70% of property value
We are trying get lowest arrangement/interest costs ....

Thanks
THE NUMBER is how much you need to live comfortably: very IMPORTANT as part 1 of Retirement Planning. (Average response to my thread is £26k pa)

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  • ACG
    ACG Posts: 24,738 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've helped Parliament
    You can use the comparison sites but they may not include everything. They also do not check criteria.

    Why not use a broker? Sounds biased with me being one but if she's asking you and your not sure surely your doing her a disservice?

    Brokers will not only find a good deal they will do the donkey work and fix any issues that may arise.
    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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