The Complete Guide to UK Mortgages Online - Part IV

In this article we look at several established UK mortgage providers, E-Loan, First Mortgage, 4 Mortgages, Grant Thornton Advisers, and Hargreaves Lansdown.

- E-Loan

E-Loan is a smart and nippy site providing access to products from around 50 lenders. Search results can be ranked by monthly payment, payable interest rate, standard rate, APR or lender's fees. The site allows comparisons of any pair of mortgage products by terms, mortgage payment, mortgage interest and early redemption penalty over periods up to 10 years.

- First Mortgage

First Mortgage can help in getting the best deal for fixed-rate mortgages, variable rate mortgages, capped rate mortgages, discounted rate mortgages, tracker mortgages, cashback mortgages, offset mortgages, flexible mortgages and numerous others. First Mortgage provides a whole of market search of over 5000 mortgage products. Services include wider choice of lender, exclusive deals, immediate decisions, a first-time buyers helpdesk, free surveys and valuations in some cases, remortgaging, and help for poor credit mortgage customers. If you manage to get a better deal, First Mortgage will match the deal whilst refunding twice the first year's payment difference.

- 4 Mortgages

4 Mortgages is a completely independent mortgage introducer and only uses FSA registered mortgage consultants, providing excellent advice and the best mortgage quotes possible. They have special deals for women.
4 Mortgages offer advise spanning the entirety of the mortgage market, and includes first-time buyers, 100 per cent mortgages, adverse credit mortgages including CCJ, IVA, and self-certified mortgages. They aim to find products that allow the borrower to switch lenders and change mortgages when they need or want to. They are also specialists in the buy to let sector, and in buying property in France.

- Grant Thornton Advisers

Grant Thornton has 32 offices throughout the country, and is one of the leading financial and business advisers in the UK. They are a constituent part of Grant Thornton International, providing high quality service to clients. The company operates under the policy that there is no one-size-fits-all solution in business. They seek to grow relationships with clients over the course of many years, stressing the personal nature of their advice. When it comes to mortgage services, Grant Thornton advisers could find money saving deals and provide expert financial advice.

- Hargreaves Lansdown

Founded in 1981 by Peter Hargreaves and Stephen Lansdown who still remain in charge of the company to this day, Hargreaves Lansdown has six major operating divisions and employs over 470 staff. They have continually offered the best advice possible to their clients, providing high quality financial comment with a commitment to deliver the Best Information with the Best Service at the Best Prices.

Hargreaves Lansdown have been the recipients of numerous awards. Using their position of power in the market Hargreaves Lansdown can put pressure on the investment industry to make their products cheaper, more transparent and their charges less.

Hargreaves Lansdown has teamed up with the mortgage broker John Charcol in order to provide better mortgage services to their clients. They have access to over 4,000 mortgages from more than 100 lenders.