permanent tsb has published a simple 12 step guide for First-Time Buyers as part of its plans to increase significantly the bank’s new mortgage lending capacity this year.
“Mortgages: a modern guide for the First-Time Buyer” will provide key information to people seeking to buy their first home.
The 12-step guide provides information on
The guide also contains practical tips for homebuyers on choosing the right home; furnishing and decorating their new property; and dealing with builders, tradespeople and solicitors.
Other features include a jargon-busting glossary that explains banking and legal terms and a ready-reckoner to make it easier to calculate stamp duty and property tax.
Commenting on the publication of the guide, Richard Kelly, Head of Mortgages at permanent tsb said:
permanent tsb plans to re-establish itself as a competitive player in the mortgage market. We want to make it as easy as possible for First-Time Buyers to own their own home and, we would encourage anyone thinking of buying their first home to read this guide and talk to us about a mortgage.
The guide is available by phoning 1890 500 141 or by calling into any permanent tsb branch.
permanent tsb offers mortgages of up to 90% of the value of a property over terms of up to 35 years.