Some Assembly Required.
Capital & Interests: Do You Really Need A Mortgage Advisor?
Harry Arnold 25.09.2024
better get the experts
I’m terrible at DIY. I have skills — I love to talk and type, but put a screwdriver in the palm of my hands and I’m all thumbs. When it comes to getting things done, I believe in getting in the experts. After all, just because you watch Kung Fu movies doesn’t mean you can do Karate.
The same logic applies to managing your finances, especially your mortgage.
The intermediary market has grown from around 50% of the mortgage market when I entered the industry in 2012 to around 89% as of today. This shift reflects how complex our financial futures have become. Banks no longer care to offer the personal advice they once did, and we’re all juggling so more financial variables: structurally higher taxes, less generous pension schemes, dual income mortgages leading to strained child care provisions, and declining birth rates leading to an ageing population, all jostling for our mental bandwidth.
we know our onions
While we can't fix any of these issues, as your mortgage advisor we can help you with one of the most significant financial decisions you’ll make: securing your home and keeping you in it. Your mortgage is your financial bedrock - we’re here to prevent it from becoming a millstone. A great mortgage advisor is worth their weight in gold, even Martin Lewis would agree. We can’t predict the future; but we can provide genuine care, support, and guidance. Wouldn't you rather have someone who loves what they do, and is enthusiastic about being your guide, rather than tackling the mountain on your own with only a meerkat for company?
During the height of Truss' budget madness, when interest rates jumped from 3% to 6% in just two weeks, the team at Anderson Harris worked round the clock to support our clients through the crisis. While we couldn’t change the financial landscape, we helped bring clarity and calm when it was needed most, leaving our customers feeling better about their finances after a conversation with their advisor, followed by decisive action and execution. Our expertise and quick action saved our clients thousands in interest costs, offering real solutions beyond the noise of unqualified "money experts" on social media who dedicate their time to making content, not advising real people or the panic of putting the problem in “too difficult to think about” box.
sunlit uplands?
So, what’s next? Elections done, inflation back near target, and rates coming down, it’s time to think ahead. We have the first Labour Budget in over a decade on the horizon and a government in search of additional revenue to change the fortunes of our public services. If the lessons of the past - from the financial crash to Brexit, COVID, a decade’s worth of inflation in 24 months, and a war in Europe - have taught us anything, it’s that navigating your financial journey shouldn’t be a solo mission. Frodo didn’t make it to Mordor on his tod.
This is where I am supposed to write a call to action. Tell your friends, tell your family, tell your neighbours, tell your plumbers that when they need their mortgage sorted they should get in touch with us at Anderson Harris. We really are very good at what we do.