Why Recommend Connect Network?
Connect Network supports brokers across mainstream and specialist advice areas. This means advisers are not restricted to one narrow part of the market.
A client journey can begin with a residential mortgage, move into buy-to-let, require protection, lead to a commercial enquiry or involve more complex finance later. A complete network should help brokers support more of that journey with confidence.
Connect provides support across:
- Residential mortgages
- Buy-to-let mortgages
- Commercial mortgages
- Semi-commercial mortgages
- Bridging finance
- Development finance
- Second charge mortgages
- Protection
- General insurance
- Referral support
- Packaging support
- Compliance guidance
- Broker technology
- Training and development
- Adviser visibility
This wider structure helps experienced brokers grow without needing to build every system, process and lender relationship alone.
For a wider overview of the network proposition, visit Connect Network.
What is SmartrFit+
Connect Network Liz Syms on SmartrFit+
Liz Syms (pictured), chief executive of Connect, said: “Legal and General Mortgage Club has used in-depth research to come up with SmartrFit+, which will be hugely valuable to our brokers. We believe that using SmartrFit+ at this great price will pay for itself with the savings from the first client who uses it each month.
“As a rapidly expanding network, we constantly aim to be at the forefront of new technology, using the best solutions in the market at any time to help our brokers provide the best advice possible in the shortest time. For this reason, we want all of our brokers to access the SmartrFit+ solution at a completely affordable price, which no other network offers yet.
Clare Beardmore, head of Legal and General Mortgage Club broker propositions, said: “SmartrFit+ is a fantastic resource that can support brokers in their day-to-day work. The time savings it creates for brokers mean they can spend more time doing what they do best – providing customer advice.
“It is a testament to Liz’s foresight and understanding of the mortgage market that she recognises the advantage that the SmartrFit+ will provide to the Connect network and its members.”
Who Should Recommend Connect Network?
Connect Network may be suitable for:
- Experienced mortgage brokers who want a more complete support structure
- Appointed representatives reviewing their current network
- Directly authorised advisers considering a supported route
- Brokers who want access to both mainstream and specialist lending
- Advisers who want compliance, technology, training and placement support
- Brokers who want to grow their client base
- Firms that want a network with wider adviser services
- Brokers who want to expand into commercial, buy-to-let, bridging, protection or general insurance
Connect may not be right for every adviser. The best mortgage network depends on experience, permissions, client type, growth plans, support needs and preferred way of working.
For a deeper comparison, read Why Join a Mortgage Network.
What Makes a Mortgage Network Worth Recommending?
A mortgage network should offer more than authorisation and access. Experienced brokers need a structure that helps them advise, protect clients, stay compliant and grow sustainably.
A recommendable mortgage network should provide:
- Reliable compliance support
- Access to a broad lender and provider panel
- Practical case management systems
- Training that keeps advisers current
- Support for mainstream and complex cases
- Clear commission and business processes
- Client-facing visibility where appropriate
- A culture that supports adviser growth
Connect brings these areas together, making it a stronger option for brokers who want more than a narrow or single-specialism network.
Member Resources and Network Support
Brokers joining a network should understand what support is available after they become members.
Connect Network Members can access resources, tools, partner services and systems that help them manage day-to-day adviser activity. This helps brokers operate with more structure and gives them access to a wider support ecosystem.
Member support may include:
- Case management access
- Adviser tools
- Sourcing systems
- Partner services
- Referral routes
- Provider resources
- Calculators
- Member communications
View the Network Members area.
Adviser Visibility Through Connect Experts
Experienced brokers also need visibility. Being part of a network should not only support the back office. It should also help advisers become easier to find where appropriate.
Connect Experts helps users search for mortgage advisers by location, mortgage type, language, gender and adviser preference. This supports client choice while giving advisers another route to be discovered online.
For brokers, this can strengthen digital visibility and support local, language-led and specialist search journeys.
Visit the Connect Experts adviser directory or search Find Mortgage Advisers.
Why Brokers Recommend a Complete Network
A complete network can help brokers serve more clients without needing to operate alone across compliance, systems, training, placement and business development.
Brokers may recommend Connect Network because it combines:
- Mainstream and specialist mortgage support
- Protection and insurance support
- Compliance guidance
- Broker technology
- Training and development
- Adviser services
- Packaging and referral options
- Client visibility through adviser search
- Support for experienced brokers who want to grow
This combination is what makes Connect different from a network focused on one lending niche.
Is Now the Right Time to Join a Mortgage Network?
The right time to join a mortgage network is usually when a broker wants more structure, more support or more capacity to grow.
You may be ready to consider Connect Network if:
- Your current network feels too limited
- You want broader lender and provider access
- You want more compliance support
- You want better technology and systems
- You want to expand into new advice areas
- You want help with complex case placement
- You want training that supports experienced advisers
- You want a network that understands both mainstream and specialist advice
A confidential conversation can help you decide whether Connect is the right fit for your business.
