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Who We Are?
Connect Mortgages is a UK mortgage and protection broker.
We are a trading style of Connect IFA Ltd, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Connect IFA Ltd is entered on the Financial Services Register under reference 441505.
We support clients across residential mortgages, buy-to-let mortgages, commercial finance, specialist property finance and protection.
Connect Mortgages is part of Connect IFA, which also includes Connect for Intermediaries and Connect Experts.
If you want to choose an adviser by location, language, gender or mortgage type, you can also use Connect Experts to find a mortgage adviser.
Our Story
Connect Mortgages was established in 1998.
Since then, the business has grown from its Essex roots into a national mortgage and protection business supporting clients across the UK.
Connect Mortgages is part of Connect Group. The group also includes Connect for Intermediaries, which supports mortgage advisers, and Connect Experts, a mortgage adviser directory and matching platform.
This structure allows Connect Mortgages to support clients directly while also giving users access to wider adviser choice where needed.
What Connect Mortgages Can Help With
Connect Mortgages can support a wide range of mortgage and protection needs.
This includes:
- Residential mortgages
- First-time buyer mortgages
- Moving home mortgages
- Remortgages
- Self-employed mortgage enquiries
- Adverse credit mortgage enquiries
- Buy-to-let mortgages
- Portfolio landlord mortgages
- Limited company buy-to-let mortgages
- HMO mortgages
- Commercial mortgages
- Semi-commercial finance
- Bridging finance
- Development finance
- Second charge mortgages
- Mortgage protection and life insurance
You can read more about our main advice areas through our residential mortgage services, buy-to-let mortgage support, commercial mortgage advice and mortgage protection options.
Data, Privacy and Security
We collect personal information to provide mortgage and protection services.
This may include details about income, employment, property, credit history, financial commitments and protection needs.
We handle personal data in line with UK data protection requirements. We use this information to assess your enquiry, support your advice journey and communicate with lenders or providers where required.
You can read more on our privacy page.
Meet the Team
At Connect Mortgages and the wider Connect Network, our strength lies in our people.
With over 300 experienced mortgage advisers nationwide, and a dedicated leadership team based at our head office in Hornchurch, we are more than just a business; we are a community of professionals united by a shared mission: helping people achieve financial peace of mind.
Behind every mortgage application, training programme, compliance check, and adviser success story, there is a team member who makes it possible. From our senior leadership to our case managers, technology specialists, broker support desk, marketing and compliance teams every individual plays a vital role in making Connect Mortgages the company it is today.
We believe that great service starts with great people. That’s why we invest in every part of our team, fostering a collaborative, forward-thinking culture that places people, our clients, brokers, and colleagues at the heart of everything we do.
Together, we bring the expertise, empathy, and innovation that define the Connect experience.
Choosing the Right Adviser
Some clients want an adviser who understands a specific mortgage type.
Others want someone local, or an adviser who speaks a particular language. These details can matter when you are discussing income, documents, family needs or property plans.
Connect Mortgages can help you start the advice journey. However, if you want to choose an adviser using search filters, you can use Connect Experts to search by location, language, gender and mortgage type.
Connect Experts is a directory and matching platform. It does not provide mortgage advice directly. Advice is provided by the adviser or firm you choose.
You can also visit our Mortgage Brokers Near You page to understand how adviser search works.
Regulatory Information
Connect Mortgages is a trading style of Connect IFA Ltd.
Connect IFA Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and is entered on the Financial Services Register under reference 441505.
Connect IFA Ltd is registered in England and Wales under company number 05501124.
Registered office:
39 Station Lane, Hornchurch, Essex, RM12 6JL.
The FCA does not regulate some forms of business buy-to-let mortgages and commercial mortgages to limited companies.