First-time buyers
Buying a home for the first time can be daunting and expensive, which is why it’s important to get fully up to speed before you start your search with Zoopla’s first-time buyers page. Once your name is on the property deeds, you'll benefit from potential equity gains, you can decorate how you like and of course you’ll always have something to call your own.
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The Zoopla property jargon buster
September 14, 2018Are you trying to get to grips with the confusing jargon of buying and selling a home? Our ultimate A-Z will help you get to grips with any unfamiliar terms you come unstuck on. -
The tools that will supercharge your property search
September 11, 2018Looking for a new home to buy or rent? These simple property tools will make the search ahead a whole lot easier. -
First-time buyers ‘should’ be lent housing deposit money by Government
July 30, 2018The Housing & Finance Institute said the Government needs to advance a 10% property deposit to young people. -
7 tiny houses for sale on Zoopla
July 19, 2018Whether you’re thinking of downsizing, looking for a holiday bolthole, or eyeing your first property, one of these seven tiny homes could be for you. -
First-time buyer lending ticks up
May 16, 2018But lending to other sectors of the market has fallen, with loans to buy-to-let landlords tumbling by 20% year-on-year. -
A third of young people will rent all their lives
April 17, 2018Despite a number of Government schemes launched to support first-time buyers, property is proving a pipe dream for many millennials. -
Remortgages hit nine-year high
March 14, 2018The £8.9bn of remortgaging in January 2018 was up 20.3% year-on-year, and the highest number of remortgages since November 2008. -
Mortgage choice for buyers with 5% deposit reaches highest level since financial crisis
March 13, 2018A rising number of loans covering 95% of a property's value are being snapped up by homebuyers, according to financial website, Moneyfacts. -
Children receive up to £30,000 from parents to buy first home
March 2, 2018Cash-strapped young people are leaning on their loved ones to tackle the UK’s tough housing market. Yet the majority are hesitant about doing so, reports Post Office Money. -
First-time buyer guide
February 26, 2018You would be forgiven for thinking that buying a house or flat is overwhelming. Zoopla's authoritative first-time buyer guide will help you every step of the way. -
First-time buyers take drastic measures to save for a deposit
February 23, 2018Selling off belongings, working overtime and moving back in with mum and dad are among popular tactics used by budding homeowners to step on to the property ladder. -
New measures needed to help ALL home buyers
February 21, 2018The Government is doing too little to support first-time buyers, and should revise plans to get the entire market moving, trade body says. -
Increase in buyers with small deposits
February 20, 2018There was a positive start to the year for the UK mortgage market, with an increase in the number of small deposit borrowers being approved, says e.surv. -
One in seven young Brits would buy a home with a stranger
February 20, 2018The average young Briton's ideal house partner is handy at DIY, loves pets, and earns more than 50k a year, a study by HSBC has found.