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First Step Savings Plan – Tips to get you started

It is time to commit … to your savings plan! (See what we did there?) Regularly putting aside money can be the first step to mastering your personal finances. Having a clear target, even if small, can help build the discipline needed to reach any financial goal you set yourself. Here are a few tips […]

Ode to the First Time Buyer

Ode to the First Time Buyer Getting on the property ladder is no easy task. Our First Time Buyer shares your pain! Watch how she reached her homebuying goal by working with peers to raise her property deposit. StepLadder is a friend to the first time buyer and we aim to empower you to reach your […]

London rents rising almost three times faster than wages

The Guardian: London rents rising almost three times faster than wages, research finds The price of renting a two-bedroom flat in London has risen at almost three times the rate of earnings growth since 2011, new research has revealed. While the average rent for a two-bed in the capital soared 26 per cent to £1,500 […]

Pop the bubbles! Shanae bought her first home!

Pop the bubbles! Shanae bought her first home! Shanae has purchased her first home and we couldn’t be happier for her! Having rented in London for years with her young son Jayden, Shanae is over the moon to be getting the keys to her first home. Shanae said: ‘StepLadder gave me so much personalised support […]

Meet our Members!

Meet our Members! Luciana & Danylo Received their £5,000 deposit in April 2018 Luciana and Danylo, moved to South East London from Brazil in December 2016 and came across StepLadder after seeing an advert on Facebook. They immediately recognised the model as a consórcio from their home country, Brazil, where this model of financing […]

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