The Mortgage Lender Reviews 

912
TrustScore 4 out of 5

4.1

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Considering 63 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the excellent service and the highly efficient process, often noting smooth outcomes and quick turnarounds. Many highlight the staff as friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful, with underwriters frequently commended for their proactive communication and professional approach. People appreciate the common-sense lending approach, especially for complex or unique client circumstances. However, some customers also noted that underwriting and overall process times could be slow, with some experiencing delays. A few other people also felt that communication was inconsistent, leading to conflicting information and a lack of progress on their cases, causing frustration.

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Service

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Response time

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Persistent and clear with what they wanted Just a bit more speed would be fantastic

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Common sense and real life lending is what you get with The Mortgage Lender. When a client's circumstances don't quite suit the High Street lenders you can count on The Mortgage Lender to look at the... See more

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  1. Mortgage Lender

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People in our industry talk about ‘specialist lending’. And sure, technically that’s what we do, but ‘specialist’ isn’t how we see ourselves. Ditch the industry chat and our business is simple — it’s just lending for Real Life. We're here to help people in unique situations buy the home of their dreams and support our customers. Ours is a world of individuals - everyone is unique. We help people with unique circumstances into the homes of their dreams. Supporting the self-employed, the entrepreneurs, the help-to-buyers, and the buy-to-letters - that’s real life lending.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great underwriting and attitude

The underwriters are highly trained and willing to assess a case based on a real life scenario and they are also willing to discuss the case in depth to get a full understanding of the client's circumstances to see how they can help. They are really a preferred lender.

February 24, 2025
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Reply from The Mortgage Lender

Hey Sue, Thank you so much for your great feedback and 5 stars! We’re thrilled to hear that you’re happy with our service and we look forward to helping you and your clients again. Thanks, Laura

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Stefanie wagstaff was amazing and went…

Stefanie wagstaff was amazing and went that extra mile to help me

February 21, 2025
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Reply from The Mortgage Lender

Hey Maria, Thanks for leaving such an amazing review and calling out the great service you received from Stefanie. We’ll be sure to pass on the feedback. Thanks Laura

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Friendly and helpful staff with a…

Friendly and helpful staff with a practical approach to your underwriting decisions

February 15, 2025
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Reply from The Mortgage Lender

Hey David, We’re delighted you’ve taken the time to leave us a review and 5 stars! We hope we can continue to help you and your clients in the future. Thanks, Laura

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

speaking to underwriters prior to case…

speaking to underwriters prior to case was very helpful before the full submission

also special mention to underwriter Helen Conway who was the underwriter on the case who was ever polite, very prompt

client was very happy as well overall so Thank you TML as a team

February 13, 2025
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Reply from The Mortgage Lender

Hey Ozkan, Thanks for leaving such an amazing review and calling out the great service you received from Helen and our team. We’ll be sure to pass on the feedback. Thanks Toni

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Mortgage Lender saved the day

The Mortgage Lender saved the day, another lender who I will not name here dithered and delayed despite this being an auction property, thankfully we made the decision to switch to TML and they got the case to offer in less than 10 days hitting the auction deadline and saving the day.

February 8, 2025
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Reply from The Mortgage Lender

Hey, Thank you so much for your great feedback and 5 stars! We’re thrilled to hear that you’re happy with our service and we look forward to helping you and your clients again. Thanks, Toni

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

awful timescales

awful timescales, 9 months to complete, several months for offer, unnecessary questions back and forth with 1 week in between each time due to underwriter timescales

February 15, 2025
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Reply from The Mortgage Lender

Hi Caroline, We’re sorry to hear that you feel you have had a poor experience with us. We’d like to discuss this further. Please get in touch with us through one of the ways listed here to allow us to look into this.

https://themortgagelender.com/customers/customer-complaints

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Great criteria - but slow

Great criteria, but far too slow. Other specialist lenders are much faster at turning around dips, checking docs and releasing funds

February 14, 2025
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Reply from The Mortgage Lender

Hey Ian, Thanks for taking the time to get in touch about your recent experience with TML. I'm sorry you feel that the process was lengthy. As a specialist lender there are occasions where we may need to request further information and this can sometimes result in an extension to our published timescales. This helps us get the decision right first time. Thanks, Toni

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The process was terrible.

The process was extremely slow. The turn around from uploading documents to being reviewed is not realistic. My application took 4 months from application to offer. Then as the offer is only valid 3 months this expired so I had to repeat the process again with exactly the same information, this time it took nearly 2 months to gain another offer as an extension was not granted.
After 10 months my clients have finally completed on their purchase.
This has been very frustrating for the client and myself as a broker. This is the most time by far I have spent on any application

April 16, 2024
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Reply from The Mortgage Lender

Hi Naomi, We’re sorry to hear that you feel you have had a poor experience with us. We’d like to discuss this further. Please get in touch with us through one of the ways listed here to allow us to look into this.

https://themortgagelender.com/customers/customer-complaints

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The underwriter on the case was Excellent!

The underwriter on the case, Gary Craig was excellent. he was supportive all the way through despite having to bounce back to the client on many occasions but they were justifiable reasons. This was a complex case needing to use latest years Ltd Co accounts. Thank you for getting this over the line Gary! Clients are ecstatic!

February 13, 2025
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Reply from The Mortgage Lender

Hey Kerry, Thanks for letting us know how helpful your underwriter Gary was. We’ll make sure this great review makes its way back to them and their manager. Thanks Neil

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic Service from Daniel Bagley at The Mortgage Lender!

I had the pleasure of speaking with Daniel Bagley from The Mortgage Lender, and I couldn’t be more impressed with the service he provided. He was incredibly thorough in his approach, ensuring that every aspect of my query was addressed with clarity and precision. Not only was he quick to assist, but he also remained kind, patient, and professional throughout our conversation.

His efficiency and willingness to help made the entire process seamless, and I truly appreciate the effort he put in to provide me with the answers I needed. It’s always a pleasure dealing with someone who is both knowledgeable and genuinely dedicated to great customer service.

Thank you, Daniel Bagley—you made my day so much easier!

February 13, 2025
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Reply from The Mortgage Lender

Hey Naomi, Thanks for leaving such an amazing review and calling out the great service you received from Daniel. We’ll be sure to pass on the feedback. Thanks Neil

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A mortgage company that wants to lend

Good communication easy to deal with

February 4, 2025
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Reply from The Mortgage Lender

Hey Nick, Thank you so much for your feedback and 5 stars! We’re thrilled to hear that you’re happy with our communication and we look forward to helping you and your clients again. Thanks, Laura

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy to use system

Easy to use system, good turn around times, straight forward criteria.

February 10, 2025
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Reply from The Mortgage Lender

Hey Gemma, We’re delighted to have been able to help. Thanks for the 5-star review!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Jumped onto a very urgent case

Jumped onto a very urgent case, with a complicated client scenario. Processing was prompt in the main, and I was impressed with the initial chat through with the Underwriter, after submission.

January 17, 2025
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Reply from The Mortgage Lender

Hey, We’re so happy to have been able to help. Thanks for the review!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Mortgage Lender have a common sense…

The Mortgage Lender have a common sense attitude to lending and look at the whole picture when making a decision.
I was particularly impressed by underwriter Rachel Glue and BDM Andrew Heath who both helped get my case agreed

February 5, 2025
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Reply from The Mortgage Lender

Hey Amanda, Thanks for letting us know how helpful your BDM and underwriter were. We’ll make sure this great review makes its way back to them and their managers. Thanks Laura

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Straightforward underwriting giving a…

Straightforward underwriting giving a clear list of requirements.

February 2, 2025
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Reply from The Mortgage Lender

Hey Ian, We’re delighted you’ve taken the time to leave us 5 stars! We hope we can continue to help you and your clients in the future. Thanks, Laura

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Always a pleasure to submit a case to…

Always a pleasure to submit a case to The Mortgage Lender. They keep it simple, and it's refreshing. Laura, the underwriter was brilliant at expediting the case quickly. Granted, service levels could be better but hey, we are extremely pleased that the case went to offer! Well done

February 2, 2025
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Reply from The Mortgage Lender

Hey Cynthia, Thanks for leaving such an amazing review and calling out the great service you received from Laura. We’ll be sure to pass on the feedback. Thanks Toni

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

Excellent service, fast updates from underwriters and they are readily available to answer any questions.

January 30, 2025
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Reply from The Mortgage Lender

Hey Gary, We’re so happy to have been able to help. Thanks for the review.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Underwriter Tina Naidoo was incredible.

Underwriter Tina Naidoo was incredible.

I had a difficult case that she was the underwriter on and she fought really hard to find a reason to do the case instead of declining it. A genuine pleasure to work with and a real breath of fresh air.

Thank you Tina!!

January 17, 2025
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Reply from The Mortgage Lender

Hey Sean, Thanks for letting us know how helpful Tina, your underwriter was. We’ll make sure this great review makes its way back to Tina and her manager. Thanks Laura

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

The SLA were too long and took a long…

The SLA were too long and took a long time to get ti back on track. Things were picked up later in the case by the underwriter, whereas this could have been avoided if checked at the first instance. I have had good experience before but with this case it was not right at all.

January 14, 2025
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Reply from The Mortgage Lender

Hey, Thank you for sharing your feedback. We understand that your experience with us was not up to your expectations, and we are sorry for any inconvenience caused. Please know that we take your feedback seriously, and we will make sure to pass it on to the relevant team. Thanks, Laura

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick and straightforward

Quick and straightforward

November 21, 2024
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Reply from The Mortgage Lender

Hey, Thank you so much for your great feedback and 5 stars! We’re thrilled to hear that you’re happy with our service and we look forward to helping you and your clients again. Thanks, Cara

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