10 steps for getting and closing a mortgage

It’s your biggest asset, your biggest purchase, and the biggest debt you will take on in your life: here’s how to do it right

If you want to take on one of the largest debts you are ever likely to carry then you have to do it responsibly. This is what banks want to see when they underwrite your loan application because they only have one chance at the very start to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ and the rest of the future of a mortgage rests upon that decision.

Knowing this means you must do several things. ...