Nationwide is re-launching its interactive and independent First Time Buyers’ Guide as a smartphone and tablet-friendly PDF, downloadable online.
A new YouTube video has also been created with the aim to demystify the mortgage process for first time buyers with a link to the new guide.
Nationwide says it is committed to helping first-time buyers and last year, one in four of all its mortgages were for those taking their first step on the property ladder. The new First Time Buyers’ Guide is hosted at nationwide.co.uk/FTBguide and at Nationwide Education’s website. Moneysupermarket also hosts the guide on its website.
The mutual says it has updated the guide after engaging with consumer groups like Which? and gathering feedback from first-time buyers.
The guide is downloadable to both smartphones and tablets such as the Apple iPad. QR codes will also be published on Nationwide’s first-time buyer leaflets, enabling first-time buyers to scan or download the guide straight to their mobile device.
Housing charity Shelter commented on the guide, saying: “Nationwide’s First Time Buyers’ Guide is a useful guide to support individuals about to take their first step on the property ladder.””
