Although a mortgage is a long-term commitment – and probably your biggest single monthly outgoing – it often pays to switch products during the term of the loan, or when a deal with your lender ends and they offer a range of alternatives.

One million people have opened a Help to Buy: ISA to help them onto the housing ladder when they buy their first home. What’s in it for you?

6 simple but important questions you need to ask before applying for a mortgage.

Mortgage customers on variable rates are being urged to take sound advice that could lead to major savings. Call 0344 481 0013, visit a branch or go to thenottingham.com/mortgages

Stamp Duty Land Tax is a tax you pay when you buy a house costing more than £125,000. Everyone has to pay it, whether you’re a first time buyer or moving up the housing ladder. The stamp duty rate and the amount you pay varies according to the price of the property.

The Nottingham announces new sponsorship deal with The Nottingham Panthers Ice Hockey Club

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.

Ambitious mortgage adviser Carla Peel swept to a top honour at our annual staff awards event - 15 years after starting out at the company as a branch cleaner!

From savvy savings to Government bonuses, hopefully some of these tips will help to make the saving mountain seem a little bit more like a molehill.