Blog: Brokers play vital role in mortgage selection

Andrew Hagger of Moneynet says if there was ever a time when brokers were needed it is now.

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Andrew Hagger of Moneynet says if there was ever a time when brokers were needed it is now.

The mortgage market and the amount of business being written may only be a fraction of what it was back in the heady days before the banking crisis, but that doesn't mean that the job of finding the right mortgage has got any easier. There is still a vast array of home loans to choose from and even if borrowers have already worked out whether it's a variable rate or fixed rate product that they're going to plump for, they still need to fathom which is the cheapest mortgage. Unlike savings accounts, personal loans or credit cards the answer isn't as simple as referring to a best buy ...

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