I'm afraid that many other prospective first time buyers are in the same position as you. Firstly work out how much money you really need for both the deposit, the legal fees and any furniture, decoration etc you will need to spend on the house. You then have 2 basic alternatives - beg your parents ...

Some policies do want you to have been employed for 3 months before you take out a policy but others do not stipulate a minimum. What IS critical is that you will be unable to get insurance if the company has made any official indications that you may become redundant - if so, you will be uninsurabl...

Your recent diagnosis will not be a problem. When you completed your application form for critical illness insurance nobody was aware of your medical problem - so that was all in order.
Best of luck.

Broker Boy

When the Bank of England "prints money" it also has to raise the equivalent amount of money ir "printed" in bonds which it then sells to financial institutions around the world. These bonds have an interest rate attached to them which the Government has to pay, usually quarterly,...

No, money outstanding on HP is in effect secured against the item you took the HP out against. If you default in the HP payments, the HP company can repossess the goods and sell them to recover the money you owe. Any surplus from the sale will be paid back to you (less changes!) and any shortfall wi...