house prices

What's the general feeling about first time buying a home in 2017? Good idea or bad idea? From what I can see, buying in London feels risky but buying outside of London feels less risky. Overall though, demand outstrips supply and so any sink in the prices of houses will be met with people...

So a friend has asked for my opinion on whether she should go for a Fixed, Variable or Tracker mortgage. Friends tend to come to me for this sort of stuff because I'm fair at maths and logic. Like most people who aren't, they confuse these things with being informed. And if I knew how to...