Hundreds of different mortgages are available, though, and comparing them isn’t always easy. There are dozens of lenders all with their own deals and they are all in competition to win your business. Every scenario is different.

Continued growth, strong performance, the announcements of a multi-million pound investment in digital technology and a further seven new branch openings before the end of the year plus the launch of a reward scheme for members has marked the last six months of trading by the Nottingham Building Society (known as The Nottingham).

If you’re planning ahead to purchase your first-ever home, then our Help to Buy: ISA will boost your house-buying savings pot. It’s an Individual Savings Account and eligible individuals over 16 who are a first-time buyer can apply.

Moving house is never a cheap business – but always worth it in the end. Here’s a list of what might cost you extra cash up front, which you might not be told about at the start of your house-buying journey. You could be looking at finding an extra £10,000 – and that’s on top of your deposit.

The Nottingham Building Society (‘The Nottingham’) has announced that in November and December this year, it will open seven new branches in market towns across the Midlands, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk.

A mutual building society, such as The Nottingham, is a financial institution run for the benefit of its members, primarily offering saving and mortgage services. We don’t have shareholders which means our profits and extra benefits can be reinvested in the business and passed on to customers.

Different mortgage types can seem confusing, so here's a guide to the pros and cons of fixed-rate mortgages, tracker mortgages and discount mortgages - and what an interest-only mortgage is.

In most instances, when you apply to borrow money or get credit on a purchase, the lender will carry out a credit score to decide how much of a risk it is to lend to you. In theory, the better your credit score the better your chances of getting a mortgage, credit card or loan – and with lower interest rates.

If you’re looking for a mortgage, want to pay for something in instalments or get a new credit card, the lender will want to be sure they can trust you to pay them back. Here are the main factors which can make lenders think twice about your application.

LTV, or Loan to Value, is the percentage of your mortgage loan compared with the surveyors’ valuation of the property. The lower the LTV, the lower the rate of interest. Read more.