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The 'We're saving for a deposit' thread
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Yes.. Aim for as a big deposit as you can, and don't feel embarrassed about being with your parents in your late 20's and early 30's. Many people are following this route I saving for deposits.:www: Progress Report :www:
Offer accepted: £107'000
Deposit: £23'000
Mortgage approved for: £84'000
Exchanged: 2/3/16
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Blue_Elephant wrote: »Thing is I can't get a mortgage without a deposit and it's just looking so far away
Start by saving up your Isa...........once you get your first £5640 in the bank do the same the following year. With short term goals it seems more manageable! Plus you're only 28! I bought my first house at 33!
Good Luck!
StupotstuQuit Smoking 12 years 2 months.0 -
Passed the midway point today! waaahooo!
Signature updated _party_Started saving January 2011
BOUGHT A HOUSE Aug 2013 - WHOOPIEEEEEEE!:beer:0 -
I'm up to 35k now and the boyfriend has about 11k. No idea what my target is though, but will probably be saving for a few more years yet! I am only in my early 20s though so not too bad I suppose!0
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I am making small progress
3 Children - 2004 :heart2: 2014 :heart2: 2017 :heart2:
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We're making progress as well. We've hit the 39% of our target and got a load of stuff finishing on ebay tonight so that'll boost our savings.
Our target is actually a bit higher than we need because realistically we only need about £7500 for the house we're wanting to buy (including fees) so we're over half way towards that already 0 -
Hullo everyone, so good to read up on everyone's progress. I'm hoping to hit the £64,000 mark this month but also hoping to put in an offer on a flat! Gulp! Going to be very weird having to part from it all!0
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I'll probably keep some back in case of emergencies I'd hate to not have that safety net! 0
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That's the same as me eviekins, I hate parting with large sums of money and when I do eventually get round to buying somewhere, I'm going to find it difficult to actually let it go!Emergency Fund - £8572.39 / £10,000 :: Mortgage OP 2025 - £LISA 24/25 - £3200 / £4000 :: NSD 2025 - 2 / 150 :: Books Read: 1 / 52 :: Decluttering - 4 / 1000Engaged 9th December 2010 :: Married 29th October 2015 :: Bought a House 13th January 20170
i know i have to do it but the thought of not having that safety behind me is scary. Dont know how i will handle it when the time comes. Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
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