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Looking for advice, for a first time buyer
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Thanks for giving me a bit more confidence here.amnblog said:Your credit issues are sufficiently historical that you have a decent change of a Help to Buy mortgage with a mainstream lender.
You do need a Broker however, and not the pile them high sell them cheap auto firms.
Later in the year I will be looking for a broker, can I ask for recommendations on here or is that a no no?0 -
With the current time frame to buy a property I think it will take 4/5 months from offer to exchange/completion.
So keep saving, try not to take out any credit ! Cancel any credit cards you don't use.
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