Q&A: Buying a property - FT.com Are you trying to buy a house or remortgage an existing property? Do you plan to use the government's new Help to Buy scheme to get on to the housing ladder? Or are you just after the best mortgage deals? Nigel Bedford, of largemortgageloans.com and Johnny Morris, head of residential research at Hamptons International, answer questions on buying a property. FT Money editor Jonathan Eley and property and mortgages reporter Tanya Powley also took part.