Zest Mortgage Brokers Reviews 60

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4.8

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Darren at Zest Mortgage Brokers was amazing throughout the entire process. Despite numerous hold-ups and delays, he remained proactive and consistently kept us updated, ensuring our mortgage offer... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We honestly cant thank Gemma enough. She was always just a phone or message away, no matter the day or time, and made the whole mortgage process feel so much less stressful. Nothing was ever too much... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

After being messed around by a big firm mortgage broker we were passed Greg's details through a family member, and were so happy we went with him! He responded quickly to our enquires and set up a mee... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The beauty of deciding to use zest for my mortgage, we’ll they provided the solicitors too. It made sense and was nice to have all my eggs in one basket. John was so helpful from day one, he co... See more

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Company details

  1. Mortgage Broker
  2. Financial Consultant
  3. Insurance Broker

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Tailored Mortgage and Protection Advice. Out of Hours Service Offered. Zest Mortgage Brokers is a trading style of JC Mortgage Brokers Ltd which is an appointed representative of HLP which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Please note - your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.


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4.8

Excellent

TrustScore 5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Darren at Zest Mortgage Brokers was…

Darren at Zest Mortgage Brokers was amazing throughout the entire process. Despite numerous hold-ups and delays, he remained proactive and consistently kept us updated, ensuring our mortgage offers were always current. We were never left uncertain about what our mortgage costs would be, which gave us great peace of mind.

He was truly outstanding, and a real asset to the company. Both Faye and I are very grateful for his dedication, effort, and excellent service.

Adam & Faye

February 20, 2026
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Reply from Zest Mortgage Brokers

Hi Adam / Faye

Thank you for ttaking the time to review Zest and im glad you had a good expereance.

Its great to hear that Darren has looked after you

John

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Mortgage

The beauty of deciding to use zest for my mortgage, we’ll they provided the solicitors too. It made sense and was nice to have all my eggs in one basket.

John was so helpful from day one, he couldn’t do enough. Infact John even offered to chase estate agents and solicitors to speed the process up … I eventually moved into the property December 24

I would highly recommend Zest mortgage brokers

Mike Hale

December 13, 2024
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Reply from Zest Mortgage Brokers

Thanks for taking the time to post a review of your expereance Mike it was a pleasure being able to wor with you

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

5 stars for Gemma

We honestly cant thank Gemma enough. She was always just a phone or message away, no matter the day or time, and made the whole mortgage process feel so much less stressful. Nothing was ever too much trouble and she explained everything clearly so we always felt n the loop. We'd recommend her to anyone looking for a great mortgage advisor. Thankyou :)

September 24, 2025
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Reply from Zest Mortgage Brokers

Thanks for taking the time to review your expereance Jenny and im glad you have been well looked after :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Massive thank you to Gemma

Massive thank you to Gemma for all her help and support sourcing a great deal on a mortgage for my new property purchase.
This is the second time I have used Gemma to arrange a Mortgage for me and once again, she was very knowledgeable, friendly and responsive whenever I had a question.
I would recommend her to anyone looking for a new Mortgage or a re-mortgage.
Thanks again Gemma.

August 20, 2025
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Reply from Zest Mortgage Brokers

Thanks for taking the time to reviw Gemmas work Gareth :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

John was brilliant at getting us a…

John was brilliant at getting us a mortgage within 2 hours getting a offer excepted. Also helped with our life insurance.

May 26, 2025
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Reply from Zest Mortgage Brokers

Thanks for taking the time to review us David. Looking forward to helping you again in the future :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommended

John made our mortgage experience so easy and smooth, especially as first time buyers. Managed to get us in our new home in only 15 weeks from enquiry to completion. Nothing was too much trouble. Thank you.

April 28, 2025
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Reply from Zest Mortgage Brokers

Thanks for your review Stephanie :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Darren is fantastic!!

Darren was our main contact at Zest Mortgages and I cannot rate him highly enough!
He was very personable and hugely knowledgeable about all the products and services. He organised our mortgage offer for our house move smoothly, keeping us involved and communicating with us at all times.

When we had difficulty with our solicitors, he stepped in and got it moving a number of times.
He was happy to check the final documents on our behalf and really went the extra mile for us.

We really appreciate all of Darren's help and hard work and don't think we could have moved so smoothly without him! Thank you so much Darren!

March 28, 2025
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Reply from Zest Mortgage Brokers

Thanks for taking the time to review your expereance Sam im glad Darren looked after you well :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Re Mortgage

We’ve used Gemma to do our last 2 re mortgages now, all with total ease and we’ve left it completely in Gemma’s hands both times and had zero problems.

She always gets us the best possible deal and because of all the above, we will continue to use Gemma in the future.

February 19, 2025
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Reply from Zest Mortgage Brokers

Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts Iain

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly Recommend✨

My partner and I are first time buyers and was recommended John through a family member. John was so informative and proactive. He made us both feel at ease throughout the whole process. I would highly recommend John to anyone!

February 17, 2025
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Reply from Zest Mortgage Brokers

Thanks for taking the time to review us Chloe. It was realy nice to have worked with you

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant experience

John was fantastic, very knowledgeable and patient explaining all the different options available to me as a first time buyer. Spent time to talk me through the process and allow me to ask questions at each stage. Was kept up to date with progress on my application and responses to emails were rapid. Would and have already recommended Zest Mortgages.

January 17, 2025
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Reply from Zest Mortgage Brokers

Thanks for taking the time to review us Shannon. Always happy to help :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

✨ Professional, Friendly & Proactive ✨

Great end to end service from John Cummins @ Zest. John is friendly and approachable with great knowledge of the mortgage market and all associated products. I was kept well informed at each milestone of my mortgage journey and would not hesitate to use Zest again for my next mortgage transaction.

January 21, 2025
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Reply from Zest Mortgage Brokers

Thank you for your kind words always happy to help

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommend this mortgage company

John listened to our mortgage needs and was available when we called.
He kept us updated and sorted a mortgage offer very quickly.
I would highly recommend this company

November 22, 2024
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Reply from Zest Mortgage Brokers

Thanks for taking the time to review your expereance with Zest Angie. :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our Advisor Gemma Palmer has been…

Our Advisor Gemma Palmer has been incredibly supportive and has continuously kept us in the loop. Everything has been kept very easy for us and any problems have been sorted with minimal stress. I would highly recommend to anyone going with Gemma and Zest.

September 5, 2024
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Reply from Zest Mortgage Brokers

Hi Leah

Thanks for taking the time to review Zest and Gemma.

Im glad things have gone well for you and we look forward to helping you again in the future

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic from start to finish

John has been fantastic from start to finish! This was our first time re-mortgaging after buying our first home using help to buy 5 years ago, so we were a little nervous of what it would entail. But he was with us every step of the way, explained everything to us, helped us sort life insurance and made sure we understood all our options.
Because we had a help to buy loan and a new build, our re-mortgaging process wasn't typical and took longer than expected but John went out of his way to chase up answers to our questions and kept us informed of each step.
We've recommended him to friends and family and we will definitely be coming back for our re-mortgage in the future. We're very grateful to have found him!

August 29, 2024
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Reply from Zest Mortgage Brokers

Thank you so much for your review Kerry it was a pleasure helping you both :) John

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Happy to recommend

I wouldn't hesitate to recommend John Zest Mortagage Brokers. His knowledge and expertise made the process of securing a new mortgage easy and stress free.
John was always responsive to my communications and went above and beyond to offer a first-class service.
The service they offer really is worth every penny! Thanks for all your help John.

April 19, 2024
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Reply from Zest Mortgage Brokers

Thanks for taking the timeto review us Karen :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A Seamless End to End Mortgage One Stop Shop

Knowledgeable, professional and great communication throughout the whole end to end mortgage process. Jon is an expert in his field and made the whole mortgage process simple and easy. If you want the best, look no further.

January 11, 2024
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Reply from Zest Mortgage Brokers

Thanks for taking the time to review us Matt. Always happy to help :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Have used John for 5 years now

Have used John for 5 years now. Just helped secure our second mortgage. Has a friendly can do attitude. Will find and give you best options and advise where needed. Answers all questions quickly and in ways you can understand them. Polite and clearly spoken which helps when dealing with complex money matters

April 18, 2024
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Reply from Zest Mortgage Brokers

Thanks for you review Mark always happy to work with you :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Extremely quick and pain free mortgage

Extremely quick and pain free mortgage, John and his team are amazing, great communication, nothing is a problem.

Will definitely be using this company again, very experienced staff

January 19, 2024
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Reply from Zest Mortgage Brokers

Thanks for your kind review Justin I look forward to being able to help you again in the future :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thank you Gemma.

This is the second time I have used Zest Mortgage Brokers and I would recommend them to everyone. Gemma worked hard to get me the right mortgage deal and honestly couldn’t have been more helpful. She completely understood my situation, was always happy to answer my endless questions and kept me in the loop all the way through. She made the remortgaging process so much less stressful than it could have been. I will definitely use Gemma and Zest Mortgage Brokers again in the future.

November 28, 2023
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Reply from Zest Mortgage Brokers

Thanks for your thoughts Suzanne

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