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Aug 2023
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Some valuable advice to first time home ...

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Starting on the road to securing a mortgage and purchasing a property can sometimes seem like a minefield. Margaret Barrett, Managing Director at Contracting Plus Mortgages gave us some valuable advice to first-time buyers.

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