Searchlight Finance Ltd - Knutsford

James Lovelady

Simon is such a genuine, helpful guy. I first made contact 2 years ago and I had big plans of different strategies in property. He told me to stay simple and ended up not requiring his services, so he is not just out to get custom, he will give you the appropriate advice for his customers. As such, when I needed to refinance my first BTL I came straight back to him as I knew he was genuine.
Swift process and will use for all my finance needs

Gabriel Rosello

First experience with Simon and Team and a great result in the end.
The process has been very straightforward and beautifully followed through.
I will use Simon's services again and highly recommend his services.
Thank you for your good service, patience and information regarding my various queries.

"A bientot" as we say

Gabriel

Steve Jones

Simon helped me to decide on a BTL Ltd company remortgage verses staying with an existing lender . I value his expertise of the market and products best suited to my situation . Simon and Kyrie processed my application quickly and made the whole process smooth. Thank you both!

Liz J

Simon always explains everything fully, is happy to discuss on the phone or via email at any time and is quick to respond to our many questions. We wouldn't use anyone else and value his advice.
Thanks for your help, we will be in touch again soon for the next one.

Expat Property Guy

Simon has been my mortgage broker of choice for a few years now.

If you can get a purchase past Simon, then you know you’re onto a winner because unlike some brokers, he won’t just take your money, he always has your best interests at heart.

During my most recent mortgage application, after a series of unfortunate events, I found myself credit blacklisted and Simon went above and beyond to rectify the situation and saved the day.

Highly recommend!

Tom Clarke

We’ve used Searchlight Finance on a number of buy-to-let mortgages and most recently for the purchase of our own home.

In all cases Simon has been fantastic at explaining the mortgage process, finding appropriate products and lenders to suit our particular circumstances, and providing advice and guidance generally on property to allow an informed decision to be made on the purchase. This is most certainly not a company looking to simply get a commission for the least possible effort, and I genuinely believe Simon has our best interests in mind with any advice given.

We have had a number of challenging circumstances along the way - first time investment, limited company investment, self-employed status, failed valuation, and most recently COVID-19 restrictions - and in all cases Simon has found us a product that we are happy with.

We would highly recommend Searchlight Finance.

Henry HG

I am a London based portfolio landlord currently investing in the North West Greater Manchester UK.

I have worked with Simon for the past 2 years, he has arranged 8 BTL mortgages in this time for my SPV/Ltd Co and also given advice on a much larger number of prospective buy to let purchases so I feel qualified to give Simon an accurate testimonial.
Simon is incredible at what he does, anyone who gets to work with him should consider themselves very lucky. He is so much more than just a broker, as a landlord and diligent researcher of property he had been able to sense check every property before I put in an offer - both in terms of its mortgageability and also so many other factors within the deal I had not considered such as the local housing make up, as well as the basics such as yields. He isn’t scared to give you his opinion which is exactly what I look for in a broker.

I have found him to be completely honest and isn't afraid to mention any issues he finds within a purchase to enable me to make more informed decisions. He is vastly experienced in all aspects of finance such as mortgages, bridging and development finance. My purchases have generally been straight forward vanilla buy to let victorian terraced houses, but all of them seem to have had different issues through legal matters, works in surveys, etc.

On a personal level I am incredibly impatient and hate waiting for things, however Simon has never let me down, not even once, I never had to remind him to do anything, everything was done within a faster timeframe than I was expecting and to an excellent standard. I also felt he made the time to give me the right advice whenever I needed it.

I would have no hesitation in recommending him as a broker, however the one bit of advice I would give is to contact him before you view any properties, he will ensure you are mortgageable and this will give you far greater weight when making offers. I have recommended him to a couple of friends and have had great feedback too from them.

Thank you for the excellent service and I look forward to working together for a number of years in the future.

Overall : 10/10.

Chris Cheuk Fan Lau

It's been a pleasure working with Simon and Kyrie. Their advises have saved me from many headaches and made my purchase as smooth as possible.