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INTRODUCING OWN NEW RATE REDUCER

Lower rates for specialist clients

An innovative product that uses the house builder's incentive towards the cost of the mortgage, reducing the initial monthly payments during the 2 or 5 year fixed term.

Suitable for first time buyers and home movers purchasing an eligible new build property from an approved house builder.

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Introducing Step Down fixed rates

More options for your Resi 6 and Resi 12 clients.

The 5 year Step Down fixed rate option provides an initial fixed rate for the first 2 years, followed by a lower fixed rate for the remaining 3 years, giving your client an overall saving compared to the equivalent Resi 6 or Resi 12 5 year fixed rate.

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Welcome to Kensington, the UK’s leading specialist mortgage lender.

We serve the needs of people whose circumstances don’t meet the lending criteria of high street banks. With a highly trained team of underwriters, we don’t just rely on credit scoring and algorithms to make decisions, instead we look at your client’s individual circumstances with an open mind.  


What makes us different

Solution led innovative products

A resi and BTL product range to give your clients more options. Our mortgages come with flexible lending criteria and are always underwritten by real people, not computers. 

Exceptional sales support

With Kensington, you get the choice of telephone, face to face, virtual or webchat with our sales teams. Or use our 24/7 lending criteria chatbot to answer your questions – day or night.

Dedicated service and information hub

We created K-hub to help you place your cases as quickly and easily as possible. It also includes our weekly service levels so you always know how we’re doing with cases.

How we work?

Flexible lending criteria

Lending decisions made by underwriters

No credit scores

No upfront app fees


Awards we're proud to have won

WMA_2022_Logo_Best Specialist Lender_Winners_3years-01-01-01 MF2020multiWIN WMA_2022_Logo_Best Specialist Lender_Winners_3years-01-01-01 ym2020 Personal Finance Awards Best Intermediary Lender

    Here’s how many people we’ve helped own their home

    Loans completed since 2015