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In 2024, 2023 and 2022 we were voted the UK’s Best Mortgage Broker by our customers at the British Bank Awards. We specialise in helping buyers, movers and remortgages boost their affordability. Thousands have already used Tembo to discover how they could afford their dream home. Our smart decisioning tech and mortgage experts will find the best way to boost your budget from over 100 mortgage lenders, including high street banks and innovative first time buyer schemes. So you can get a solution in an instant, plus benefit from our expert advice and access some of the best rates available.

Typically, mortgage lenders will let you borrow between 4 to 4.5 times your total income for a mortgage. However, there are innovative buying schemes that will boost the amount you can borrow. These include 5.5x Income Mortgages, private equity loans and guarantor mortgage schemes. Tembo can help you discover the best way to increase your borrowing potential from a range of schemes in an instant. Simply create a free Tembo plan to get started.

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