Santander cuts adviser fees for longer-term mortgages

Santander was the first lender to introduce quality-based fees in summer 2012 for appointed representatives, but excluded mortgages with longer loan terms with all advisers and paid a flat rate of 0.5%. From 2 January, on loans of five years or more, directly authorised advisers will be paid 0.1% less, with a flat 0.4% fee. Appointed representatives will continue to be paid fees of 0.35% and 0.39% plus five basis points, which means advisers offering the best quality business will be paid six basis points less. Buy-to-let products have been unaffected and still offer adviser fees o...