Most people start with their own bank. It is the obvious first move and usually the wrong one, because your bank can only offer its own products. You end up comparing one lender against nothing at all.
A whole of market mortgage broker compares a wide range of lenders and tells you honestly where the best mortgage sits. We do it without charging you a fee, because the lender pays us once your mortgage completes.
You see more than one lender. High street banks assess income, credit history and affordability in very different ways, so one lender saying no tells you little. Our panel of lenders covers thousands of mortgage products and we compare deals across all of them.
You reach broker only deals. Many lenders keep exclusive deals for intermediaries that never appear on their own website. Those exclusive deals often carry a lower rate than the direct equivalent, so a mortgage broker can cost you less than going direct.
You save time. Going it alone means a separate application process with every lender, and each declined application marks your credit file. We handle the mortgage application and all the mortgage paperwork from start to finish, and chase the underwriters, so the entire process takes less of your week.
You get expert advice, not a sales script. Our commission is broadly the same whichever lender we use, so nothing pulls us one way. We recommend the most suitable deal for you, based on the type of mortgage, the mortgage term and the monthly mortgage repayments that actually fit your life.
You are never charged a fee. Most brokers charge a fee of between £300 and £1,500 for this exact work, sometimes on top of the lender's own fees. We do not.
How do you find the best mortgage broker? If you are weighing up which firm to use, a few things matter more than the rest, and they are all easy to check before you commit.
Whole of market access. Some mortgage brokers are tied to a small panel of lenders, or to a single lender. Ask how many lenders they can place a case with, then double check the answer.
FCA authorisation. Any firm giving mortgage advice in the UK must be authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority. Ours is 1011890 and you can verify it on the FCA register in seconds.
A straight answer on fees. A good broker tells you exactly what they charge before you hand over a single document. If you cannot get a clear answer, walk away.
Named, qualified advisers. You should know who is handling your case. Every mortgage advisor here holds the qualifications required to advise on regulated mortgage contracts.
Do we need to meet in person? No. We work as a free online mortgage broker as well as a local one, so everything from the first call to the mortgage offer can happen by phone, email or video, with the same mortgage advice you would get face to face.
An online mortgage broker is not a lesser service. You still get a named mortgage advisor, a direct number, and someone who chases the lender when it goes quiet.
When should you start? If you are buying, talk to a mortgage broker before you start house hunting, so you know what you can borrow and can view a new home with an agreement in principle in hand.
If your deal ends within six months, start now. We can usually secure a rate and hold it while you wait, and there is no cost to finding out.
We will tell you if you are already on the best mortgage. If your existing lender beats anything we can find, we will say so, even though we earn nothing from that conversation.
Ready to find out what the whole market will lend you? The best mortgage broker for you is one who compares everything and charges you nothing. Talk to one of ours and we will help you find the right deal, with no fee and no obligation.
Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.