Buying your first home: An FTB timeline🆕

Buying your first home: An FTB timeline🆕

Buying a house can be a long and complicated process at the best of times. If you're taking your first step onto the property ladder, particularly in the current market, the unknown surrounding finance and times can feel pretty overwhelming.

Stipendium shares their comprehensive guide to the cost and time required when buying your first home as well as hints and tips on making it easier, faster, and more affordable. To continue reading, please Click Here


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This visual snapshot reveals how property values rarely move in unison. Some streets surge ahead, others advance more quietly, each following its own rhythm. It’s a reminder that markets are made of micro stories, where proximity alone doesn’t guarantee the same outcome.

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This map highlights how uneven UK house price growth has been over the last decade. While some regions have surged ahead, others have seen far more modest gains. It’s a clear reminder that national averages hide wide regional differences, and that property performance is always shaped by local markets rather than headlines.

This map highlights the average size of homes sold across the UK since 2020, measured in square feet from completed sales. What stands out is how little the averages vary between regions, despite very different housing types. Northern Ireland is the clear exception, with noticeably larger homes on average.