Blue Crocodile
Leeds
Mortgage advice covering bad / adverse credit, self-employed, commercial and 2 more. Blue Crocodile charges a broker fee.
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About Blue Crocodile
Blue Crocodile is a UK mortgage broker based in Leeds. Its website describes mortgage advice for residential mortgages, buy-to-let, self-employed borrowers, commercial finance. Its website publishes FCA regulatory details.
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What this broker covers
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Blue Crocodile records 5 areas of advice from its base in Leeds: bad / adverse credit, self-employed, commercial, buy-to-let and residential.
Covering both adverse credit and self-employed lending is the harder end of the market — those two together are exactly the cases high-street lenders turn away, and they need a broker who knows the specialist panel.
Bad / Adverse Credit
Adverse credit work means the firm places cases that high-street lenders decline — defaults, missed payments, CCJs, IVAs and discharged bankruptcies. Lenders in this space price by how recent and how severe the event was, so the date on your credit file matters more than the amount.
Read the bad / adverse credit guideSelf-Employed
Self-employed cases turn on how a lender reads your income. Some average two or three years of accounts, some use your latest year, and sole traders, limited-company directors and day-rate contractors are all assessed differently. A firm that does this regularly knows which lenders sit where.
Read the self-employed guideCommercial
Commercial mortgages are underwritten case by case rather than from a rate table. Lenders look at the trading business behind the purchase, the property type and your experience, and terms are negotiated rather than advertised.
Buy-to-Let
Buy-to-let borrowing is capped by a rental stress test rather than by your salary, and the sums differ sharply between personal ownership and a limited company. Portfolio landlords with four or more mortgaged properties face extra underwriting. Alongside commercial lending, that points at semi-commercial units and HMOs rather than single flats.
Read the buy-to-let guideResidential
Standard residential advice covers buying, moving and remortgaging on your own home — the bulk of UK mortgage lending, and the area where switching deal at the right moment usually saves the most. Here that runs alongside adverse-credit work, so it covers people a high-street lender has already turned down.
Read the residential guideFees: what this means for you
Charges a broker fee
You pay this firm for its advice on top of the lender's product fee, valuation and legal costs. Ask for the amount, the point at which it becomes payable and whether it is refundable if the case falls through — firms must disclose this before you commit. Commercial cases are frequently priced separately from residential ones, so confirm which applies to you.
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Questions to ask Blue Crocodile
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- 1How many lenders can you recommend from — the whole market, a limited panel, or a single lender?
- 2What is your fee, when is it payable, and do I get it back if the application does not complete?
- 3Given what is on my credit file and when it happened, which lenders would consider me, and roughly how much more will that cost than a high-street rate?
- 4How will lenders read my income — salary plus dividends, net profit, or day rate — and do you work with lenders that use my latest year rather than an average?
- 5What deposit, trading history and security will a commercial lender want from me, and how long does a decision usually take?
- 6How does the rental stress test change what I can borrow, and would buying through a limited company work out better for me after tax?
- 7Do you see clients at your Leeds office, or is this handled by phone and video?
Getting in touch with Blue Crocodile
Blue Crocodile lists a phone number alongside its own website, so you can either call or start with an online enquiry.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Blue Crocodile charge a fee for mortgage advice?
Yes. Blue Crocodile is listed as fee-charging, so you pay the firm for its advice in addition to lender and legal costs. Ask for the exact amount, when it becomes payable and whether you get it back if the application does not complete. Commercial cases are frequently priced separately from residential ones, so confirm which applies to you.
What types of mortgage does Blue Crocodile handle?
Blue Crocodile records bad / adverse credit, self-employed, commercial, buy-to-let and residential, working from Leeds. Ask anyway if your case sits outside that list.
Can Blue Crocodile help if I have bad credit?
Blue Crocodile lists adverse credit as an area it covers, which means it places cases involving defaults, missed payments, CCJs or an IVA. Bring the dates and amounts from your credit file to the first conversation — specialist lenders price on how recent the event was, so an adviser cannot give you a realistic answer without them.
Does Blue Crocodile only cover Leeds?
Blue Crocodile is listed in Leeds, but UK brokers are not restricted to their own area and most advise nationally by phone or video. You can also compare other mortgage brokers in Leeds on MortgageMatch.
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