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Woman successfully securing a mortgage after a past default with help from Optimus Mortgages.

Woman successfully securing a mortgage after a past default with help from Optimus Mortgages.

How Long After a Default Can I Get a Mortgage?

How long after a default can you get a mortgage in the UK? A real client story showing how specialist lenders and tailored advice helped secure a mortgage after poor credit.

Adverse Credit Mortgages

Tim Spencer - Managing Director of Optimus Mortgages Ltd

11 minutes ago4 min read

First-time buyers receiving keys to their first home after securing a mortgage with bad credit in the UK.

First-time buyers receiving keys to their first home after securing a mortgage with bad credit in the UK.

Can First-Time Buyers Get a Mortgage with Bad Credit? A Confused Buyer’s Real Story

Can first-time buyers get a mortgage with bad credit? Read a real UK case study showing how a rejected first-time buyer secured a mortgage through specialist lenders with help from Optimus Mortgages.

First-Time Buyer Mortgages

Tim Spencer - Managing Director of Optimus Mortgages Ltd

21 hours ago4 min read

Retired UK couple buying a new home using equity release lifetime mortgage advice from Optimus Mortgages

Retired UK couple buying a new home using equity release lifetime mortgage advice from Optimus Mortgages

Confused About Moving in Retirement? Can You Use Equity Release to Buy a New Home in the UK in 2026?

Can you use equity release to buy a new home in the UK in 2026? This real client story shows how a retired couple used a lifetime mortgage to move closer to family. Learn how later life lending works, which UK lenders offer it, and how specialist advice from Optimus Mortgages helped them successfully move home.

Later Life Lending

Tim Spencer - Managing Director of Optimus Mortgages Ltd

1 day ago5 min read

Why choose Optimus Mortgages?

Our initial consultation is completely free, and there is absolutely no obligation to proceed.

We have decades of experience in financial services, and as specialists in this market we have access to a panel of carefully selected leading providers. We can also access the whole market, allowing us to make sure we find a suitable solution for you.

You will be designated your own dedicated specialist adviser, with their own direct email and telephone number, so you can be confident that you will always be dealing with the same person.

Our fully qualified specialists will always deal with you in plain English, not jargon.

With our easy to use client portal you can receive updates on the progress of your application 24 hours a day, seven days a week, as well as being able to securely upload and review documents.

We offer a competitive and transparent fee structure.

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Optimus Mortgages is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. The Financial Services Register number is 945578.

Registered office address for Optimus Mortgages Ltd is 15 Raven Court, Shildon, County Durham DL4 2GX. Registered in England and Wales No.10277354.

The information contained within the website is subject to the UK regulatory regime and is therefore primarily targeted at customers in the UK. Should you have cause to complain, and you are not satisfied with our response to your complaint, you may be able to refer it to the Financial Ombudsman Service, which can be contacted as follows:

The Financial Ombudsman Service, Exchange Tower, London, E14 9SR www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk

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