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Our Partners

Mortgage Introductory Advice Service

Please be assured that all our partner companies hold 'Independent' status - they have whole of market access and will hence be able to search a full cross section of lenders (from high street lenders to niche / specialist lenders) - and can offer advice and a recommendation (after assessing your needs) as to the most appropriate mortgage deal available to you.

The FSA (Financial Services Authority) is the Independent watchdog that regulates financial services. All our partner advice companies are registered with the FSA (either directly or as an appointed representative through a Principal firm). On receipt of your enquiry, your adviser will send you an Initial Disclosure Document (IDD), which will outline the key facts of the service that will be provided (relevant to your particular adviser / advice company). All recommendations will be provided to you in writing. All advice will be provided in plain English - please do not hesitate to ask any questions. Your adviser works for you and has your best interests at heart.

Our introducer panel has been carefully selected to ensure that you receive simple, fast and effective independent mortgage advice.

You will be notified which company has been allocated to deal with your enquiry including your advisers name and contact details, by e-mail, prior to an initial contact by your adviser. Please be sure to check your e-mail regularly.

We have provided some information below on a selection of the partner advice companies that make up our introducer panel. Please note this is a 'selection' and your enquiry may allocate to a company that is not listed below. You will be sent an introductory e-mail on allocation of your enquiry, which will detail the adviser / company that has been assigned to help you with your mortgage enquiry. You are under no obligation at any stage. If you are not happy with your adviser or the company that is assigned to help you, or you simply require more information on them, please call us on 02920 753200 and we will be able to help introduce you to a more appropriate source so that you gain the mortgage advice service that you want, need and expect :-

1) Park Row

Park Row is a national Independent Advice company, established in 1998. Park Row provide financial solutions and financial planning advice to corporate and individual clients from more than 40 locations across the UK . Park Row has a multi-distribution strategy covering the whole spectrum of financial planning and customer needs.

Park Row has won and been short listed for numerous industry awards, and was awarded the Mortgage Strategy, Mortgage Broker of the Year Award in 2003 (outside of the M25).

Park Row were acquired by Royal Liver Assurance in 2003 . Royal Liver are one of the UK 's oldest mutual life assurers. Established in 1850, today Royal Liver employs more than 2,000 people and offers a wide range of financial services and products including life assurance, serious illness survival cover, savings and stakeholder pensions.

Royal Liver has provided the support and environment in which Park Row has flourished in the last 18 months (from April 2003); growing by more than 60% in terms of productivity and headcount.

Royal Liver is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority for investment business only. For more information go to www.royal-liver.com

Independence is very important to the Park Row model. The volume of mortgage business transacted by Park Row means that they are often able to offer exclusive deals. They have a lot of pull with lenders and may sometimes be able to secure mortgages where others may have failed.

2) The Mortgage Partners

The Mortgage Partners Ltd is part of the Park Row Group of companies. It consists of a group of Independent Mortgage Brokers situated in locations across the UK . The individual broker companies obtain whole of market access and benefit from the economies of scale provided by Park Row. Therefore, clients of TMP companies can expect access to exclusive mortgage deals.

The Mortgage Partners are new but have the backing of one of the UK 's largest and longest established mutual companies - Royal Liver Assurance.

Once you submit your enquiry, you will be notified by e-mail as to which company will offer you advice.

If you require information with regard a specific TMP company, please do not hesitate to ask your adviser or e-mail us at info@1stdirectmortgages.co.uk

*Please note, the above information relates to a selection of the mortgage advice partners that we introduce to. You will be notified which company has been allocated to deal with your enquiry including your advisers name and contact details, by e-mail, prior to an initial contact by your adviser. Please be sure to check your e-mail regularly.