Everything you need to know about buying a home

Buying a home, whether it is your first-time or not, can be a daunting experience.

From the initial hunt trawling through property websites, to finally getting the keys, it can be an arduous process with plenty of tricky hurdles to overcome.

In this housing podcast special, This is Money editor Simon Lambert, assistant editor Lee Boyce and host Georgie Frost talk all things property.

We have tips on taking the temperature of the local property market, working out what you can really afford, what to pay, how much to offer, how to do it and what happens next.

We also reveal some of our personal experiences and tricks we learnt along the way to help you with the process.