So, this is what you’ve been waiting for. You’ve got the keys. If you’re buying your first home, there’s a good chance you’ve heard people talking about exchange and completion — and probably wondered what those…
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Remortgaging in 2026: What You Need to Know This year, 1.8 million people are coming off a fixed rate mortgage — and how you handle it could save (or cost) you thousands. Here’s what the experts…
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Meal Planning: Real Strategies from Real Households This week’s episode of Ms the Word tackles one of the most universally exhausting parts of family life: figuring out what’s for dinner. The panel compared notes on how…
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Shared Ownership Explained: A First-Time Buyer’s Alternative Route Onto the Ladder Affordability is one of the biggest hurdles facing first-time buyers right now — rising rent, higher interest rates, and the cost of living squeeze have…
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Here’s the biggest mistake first-time buyers make: they save for their deposit, budget for their stamp duty, and plan for their mortgage repayments — and then completely forget about everything else. The result? They move in,…
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Multitasking: Productivity Superpower or Slow Burnout? This week’s M word on Ms the Word is multitasking — answering emails while cooking, voice-noting while driving, scrolling while half-watching a film. We call it productivity. But are we…
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This week’s Ms the Word is all about “muse medicine” – the creative outlets and hobbies that made you feel alive as a child, and why so many of us stop making time for them as…
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Buying a New Build? Here’s How to Make Sure Your Developer Incentive Actually Works for You If you’re buying a new build home, there’s something a lot of buyers don’t realise — and it could save…
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Don’t Skip the Survey: What You Need to Know Before You Exchange Your offer’s been accepted. Congratulations — that’s a huge milestone, and you’ve every right to be excited. But before you start browsing paint charts…
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Could your child BUY a home instead of renting at university? With tuition fees now sitting at £9,535 a year and average student rent running at around £563 a month, it is no wonder so…
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Men’s Mental Health: Paul Adams’ Story of Addiction and Recovery This June, for Men’s Mental Health Month, Ms the Word welcomed its first-ever guest — Paul Adams of Pepper Money — to talk openly about his…
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Could a Part and Part Mortgage Help You Buy Your First Home? If you’ve been saving hard, scrolling Rightmove late at night, and wondering if you’ll ever actually get onto the property ladder, this one’s for…
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