Saving up for a mortgage deposit can feel like an impossible task, but it is possible with the right approach.
In this post, debt help experts Creditfix breakdown their top tips on how first-time home buyers can save for their first mortgage. Alongside helping thousands beat debt each year, Creditfix offer free advice on everything from equity release ( find out more ) and everyday savings and budgeting tips.
Here are 6 top tips to help you save money for your first home:
1. Make a budget and stick to it
One of the most important steps in saving for a...
On Saturday 23rd April, Buckfast Abbey, in South Devon, will host the world-renowned choir of Westminster Cathedral for a concert of choral and organ music for Eastertide. The highly anticipated performance, titled Surrexit Christus!, follows the success of the choir’s participation in the 2018 Festival of Sacred Music at Buckfast Abbey, which was a complete sell-out event.
Acclaimed as one of the world’s great choirs, and the only Catholic Cathedral choir in the world to sing daily Mass and Vespers, Westminster Cathedral Choir will perform a programme of ancient Gregorian chants...
A local home builder is hosting an egg-citing – and weather-proof – Easter egg hunt for families across the South West patch over the bank holiday weekend (April 15-18).
Chocolate lovers must find the hidden ‘red egg’ inside one of the Redrow show homes or show home gardens in the South West to be in with a chance of winning £200 worth of luxury chocolate.
Everyone who successfully locates the red egg will win an Easter egg on the day, while those who snap a “shell-fie” with it, and upload it to social media, will be entered into a prize draw to win a £200 voucher from...
Booking data from YourParkingSpace.co.uk shows that savvy homeowners in Exeter could be earning an average of £1,500 a year by listing their empty driveway on their parking platform.
Finding somewhere to park in Exeter has always been difficult, with some drivers paying up to £15 for a day’s parking in official car parks, particularly in problematic parking areas close to retail areas and the city centre.
However, this demand for more affordable parking brings with it opportunities for residents in Exeter with a parking space to earn some easy extra cash. Those with...
People can learn about Ukraine’s spectacular culture and language at a new University of Exeter course.
It will be led by Iryna Ilnytska, originally from Ukraine, and is designed to help people begin to communicate in Ukrainian.
Iryna, a trained opera singer, studied at Kyiv Linguistic University, Zurich University and Music Academy in Milan. A few years ago, she started organising and performing in classical concerts in Devon to introduce Ukrainian music to the county.
Iryna said: “I have cherished the idea of teaching the Ukrainian language in Devon for a few...
By flexible office space provider Clockwise Chief Operating Officer Alex Brunner.
Despite the challenges we have experienced over the past two years, the importance of occupational mental health and wellbeing is often still overlooked completely by many businesses or is pushed right down the pile of priorities.
Considering the impacts that good mental health and wellbeing can have in the workplace for performance, productivity, recruitment, and retention, this can be a significant oversight on the importance it should hold amongst business leaders and HR departments....
HSBC’s Exeter branch will be holding an in-branch fundraising day on Thursday April 28 in aid of FORCE Cancer Charity. The day will involve staff wearing something blue to represent FORCE’s colours and a non-stop seven-hour cycle ride.
Anytime Fitness Exeter in Southernhay are lending out a static bike for the event so that HSBC staff can take turns to complete as many miles as possible to raise money.
In addition, staff from HSBC’s Exeter, Honiton and North Devon branch in Barnstaple will also be taking part in a number of events for FORCE this year including the Great...
Supply chains are necessary as we all rely on them throughout our everyday lives. They are important to the business world as they help move raw materials from one place to another, allowing them to start production. Eventually, this business will be able to use a supply chain to move these products to the shop floors. Without solid supply chains in place, basic necessities would fail to get delivered across the country to those who need them.
Now, more businesses are seeing a growing demand for sustainability, which is influencing their supply chains. Business owners are now...
The local hospice charity for Exeter, Mid and East Devon is inviting people to visit its Open Garden to support end-of-life care.
From 9 April, gardeners across the heart of Devon will welcome members of the community to enjoy their beautiful green spaces in support of Hospiscare.
The local hospice charity cares for over 2,500 patients and their families every year. As the charity receives just 18% of its funding from the NHS, events like Open Gardens are vital to keep Hospiscare’s specialist service running and ensure its care is provided at no cost to patients and...
Foot Anstey has announced the promotion of five of its lawyers into the firm's Partnership. From 1 May 2022, John Catchpole, Rebecca Kibby, Mark Li, Adam McKenna and Christian Silk will be Partners at the firm, bringing the total number of Partners at Foot Anstey to 54.
In announcing the news of the promotions, Martin Hirst – who will become the firm's Managing Partner on 1 May – commented: "The number of promotions we are making underlines the continued strength of the firm and the scale of our ambitions for future growth. All these promotions are the result of their track records...
