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Tracking Down a Broker

Eric_Pisch
Eric_Pisch Posts: 8,720 Forumite
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in Mortgages & endowments
Any suggestions of how to track down a whole of market broker in NW Kent / SE London area?

The guy I used before is now retired ...

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  • CloudCuckooLand
    CloudCuckooLand Posts: 1,905 Forumite
    Bloodhounds would likely give the best results...
    Act in haste, repent at leisure.

    dunstonh wrote:
    Its a serious financial transaction and one of the biggest things you will ever buy. So, stop treating it like buying an ipod.
  • Eric_Pisch
    Eric_Pisch Posts: 8,720 Forumite
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    CloudCuckooLand wrote: »
    Bloodhounds would likely give the best results...

    it would appear so
  • Conrad
    Conrad Posts: 33,137 Forumite
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    Go to the FSA register and type his name in the search facility
  • Eric_Pisch
    Eric_Pisch Posts: 8,720 Forumite
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    Conrad wrote: »
    Go to the FSA register and type his name in the search facility

    if its the same guy

    No longer Authorised
  • Conrad
    Conrad Posts: 33,137 Forumite
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    Eric_Pisch wrote: »
    if its the same guy

    No longer Authorised

    That means you'll get half a service if you do find him.

    Some de - authorised brokers HAVE to place cases through an authorised channel, so he will really rely on that thrid party. The commision will be diluted so I'd say there's a fair chance the service will be sub par. Not only that but de - authorised brokers never have fall access to whats going on - they wouldn't want to 'push' the authorised broker to go into grewat detailed searches for the right lender as they may worry they are causing this pivotal individual extra work.

    There are plenty of able and streetwise brokers out there, find a new one I thinks:D
  • Eric_Pisch
    Eric_Pisch Posts: 8,720 Forumite
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    Conrad wrote: »
    There are plenty of able and streetwise brokers out there, find a new one I thinks:D

    which is exactly what why I asked how do i find one????

    and also that that my old guy was retired

    all the people i have rung have been linked to companys or estate agents with there own agendas
  • dunstonh
    dunstonh Posts: 120,402 Forumite
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    all the people i have rung have been linked to companys or estate agents with there own agendas

    https://www.unbiased.co.uk search by postcode and filter for mortgages. That is the UK database for independents. Most IFAs will have a mortgage adviser on the books.
    I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.
  • herbiesjp
    herbiesjp Posts: 8,499 Forumite
    Friends and family may be able to give a recommendation
    I am a Mortgage Adviser
    You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.
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