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FirstTimeBuyersGuide.ie publishes The First-Time Buyer's Guide, an independent, step-by-step guide to buying your first home in Ireland. It follows the order you'll actually buy in, from saving your deposit and getting approval in principle to bidding, surveys, legal work, closing and moving in. The guide explains Help to Buy, the First Home Scheme, the Starter Home Purchase Scheme, the Local Authority Home Loan and stamp duty in plain English, with worked examples of which schemes you can combine. It covers how much you can borrow, how much deposit you'll need, the full cost of buying and the latest Budget changes, so you know your numbers before you bid. Checklists cover your mortgage documents, choosing a broker and a solicitor, viewings, making an offer, surveys and closing. You'll also find a guide to Ireland's mortgage lenders, tips for dealing with estate agents and bidding, a list of the most common first-time buyer mistakes, a timeline, a jargon buster and a list of useful websites. We're independent and not affiliated with any government body, lender or broker. The guide is general information, not financial, legal or tax advice.
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Very comprehensive and saved a lot of…
Very comprehensive and saved a lot of hassle going back on fourth between different sources. Makes the process a bit more manageable
15 October 2026
Covers everything you need
My partner and I got this guide hoping it would cover everything in one place and it did exactly that. Really happy with it
14 October 2026
Easy to follow
Easy to follow and ultimately makes the mortgage process less daunting
13 October 2026
All info in one place, well structured and easy to understand. Delighted.
So nice to have all info in one place. Was very overwhelmed researching everything I needed to know about buying my first house and there being so much information out there from so many different sources, very hard to know where to look but this guide lays everything out in a very structured and easy to understand manner. Delighted and would recommend to any first time buyer, i will purchase it as a gift to some of my friends who will be aiming to get their first home soon.
12 October 2026
Very happy that I bought it and it's…
Very happy that I bought it and it's going to save me so much time.
12 October 2026
I found the guide really helpful for the getting the important information.
I found the guide really helpful on getting started with looking at buying a house. It explains the different schemes and options really well and meant we could start our journey confidently and being able to plan our next steps. Would 100% recommend.
1 October 2026
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really helpful
really helpful, was comprehensive and explained lots of processes that i didn't even know about or hadn't considered before
9 October 2026
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