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How To Save For A House Deposit As A First-Time Home Buyer

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Saving money can be extremely difficult and never more so than when you are trying to get on the property ladder. This is the biggest hurdle facing first time buyers and with rising house prices and the cost-of-living crisis, it is currently harder than ever to save up the required 10-25% deposit that is now needed to get competitive rates and a wider choice of mortgages.

We asked some professional Romford estate agents to share with us their top tips to help first-time buyers save up for their deposits.

Start Early

When you are young and finally able to enjoy having your own money to spend on what you want, saving can often be the last thing you are thinking about. However, the earlier you start saving the better and if you do so when you are still living at home or don’t have any children or commitments then it can be much easier than you think to set aside a little each month, whilst still having plenty leftover.

Planning

Spending the proper time planning on how, where and how much you will save will have a huge impact on how successful you are. Things that you need to properly look into, research and consider are;

Outgoings

Being realistic, saving money isn’t going to be fun and if you want to buy your own property then it will mean cutting back, making sacrifices and doing what needs to be done, spending as little as possible and saving as much as you can.

Make Extra Money

Is there an opportunity anywhere for you to make some extra money?

It might depend on your job and how much spare time you have but there are a number of ways that savvy spenders bolster their income to make saving quicker and easier;

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