Kane, Zara & Travis have all been wonderful! Zara is always on it and very fast at replying, which is amazing! They truly have been fantastic and they managed to get us a much lower mortgage rate than... See more
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Heron Financial is a fee-free, whole-of-market mortgage and protection broker based in the UK and certified B Corporation. Heron Financial specialises in mortgages for first-time buyers, self-employed clients, company directors, contractors, and borrowers with complex income such as commission, dividends, or variable earnings.
Our advice is fully fee-free. We manage the entire mortgage process from initial application through to completion, and continue to look after our clients beyond move-in, including future remortgages and protection reviews.
Heron Financial was founded in September 2011 by Matt Coulson. The aim was to build a digital-first mortgage broker that puts education at the heart of every client conversation. We help individuals and families make confident, well-informed decisions about their borrowing, their long-term financial wellbeing, and their environmental impact as a B Corp-certified business.
We specialise in complex cases. Our advisers regularly place mortgages for clients who have been declined by their bank or by other brokers, including self-employed applicants with one year of accounts, contractors paid on a day rate, company directors taking minimal salary plus dividends, and borrowers with variable or commission-based income. We have access to lenders across the high street, specialist, and private bank markets.
In 2026, Heron Financial was named a finalist in two categories at the British Bank Awards: Best Mortgage Broker and Best Ethical Financial Provider. Internally, we built Everglades, our own award-winning digital application system, to make the mortgage process faster and more transparent for clients. It is one of the reasons our clients tell us the process feels noticeably less stressful than going direct to a bank.
Our mission is simple: the right mortgage, without the stress.
If you'd like to find out what you could borrow based on your specific circumstances, use our mortgage calculator or get in touch for a free 15-minute consultation with an adviser.
207 Cardinal Point, Park Road, WD3 1RE, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom
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I've used Heron Financial since I bought my first home. Their mortgage broker team are great! I've also been using their insurance team as well to cover my life insurance and income protection plans. Anais has been really helpful and communicative, even when I get super busy and work and don't respond for ages - she's been really patient with us!

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Aidan and Robyn are always helpful, professional, personable and extremely patient. They're very responsive and easy to deal with. I'd highly recommend them and their services.

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I’ve had a fantastic experience working with Anais. She is a true professional, always approachable, and answers the call or returns your call, willing to help and happy to offer expert advice whenever needed. She keeps in touch regularly, sends reminders when policies are about to expire, and follows up to ensure everything is satisfactory. Anais consistently goes above and beyond, and I would highly recommend her and her team at Heron Financial.

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We have been using Heron Financial for our mortgages for the past two years. We find the team to be knowledgeable, helpful and always able to find great deals. Nothing is too much hassle and the approach of both Kane and Rachel, who manage our remortgages, is second to none. It’s a pleasure working with Heron.

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Fantastic service, advice is brilliant, Especially Aidan and Neve, without your support this process would have not have been a lot more challenging.

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Couldn’t have gone through the house buying process without the support from Aidan! He was there to answer all my questions with a speedy response, and went the extra mile to help me when there were difficulties! :)

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I've used Heron multiple times since 2018 (when I was a first-time buyer) and they've always been very helpful, knowledgeable and professional. Most recently I've been looked after by Brennan Goodwin and Robyn Dawson and they've been a pleasure to deal with.

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Joshua and Rachel were friendly, kind and patience with me. Joshua got me the best mortgage offer. Thank you.

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Aiden and Rachel from Heron Financial have been nothing but amazing with our experience. I have and would always use them whenever we require their services, have recommended them to friends of they ever require the services.

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Could not fault the experience we have had with Aidan and Rachel. The support, advice and communication have been amazing, both have done everything they can to fix any issues that occurred and were always so quick to answer any questions we had. Everything that they have done for us have been with our best interest at the centre of it.

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The remortgage experience is often a chore - however Heron Financial advisors Zara and Brennan have made the entire experience a breeze; always helpful, approachable and happy to offer and discuss the most suitable options. We would be more than happy to choose their services again in the future.

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I had an outstanding experience with Heron Financial, and I want to give special thanks to Zara Arshad and Kane Powell for all their support throughout my mortgage process. They were both incredibly professional, proactive, and genuinely helpful from start to finish.
Zara and Kane kept in regular contact, provided clear updates at every stage, and always checked whether I needed any assistance. Their communication was excellent, and they made what could have been a stressful process feel smooth and straightforward. Thanks to their hard work and dedication, my mortgage was approved without any issues.
I highly recommend Heron Financial, especially Zara and Kane, for anyone looking for knowledgeable, reliable, and supportive mortgage advisors. Outstanding service all the way!

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They are honest and very helpful; in fact, they are very kind, honest and trustworthy people

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I worked with Kane and Neve from the mortgage broker team.
They provided a great service. Really responsive, considered all the options available to me. Provided clarity in detail, approachable team and genuinely try to consider your best interests. Would engage with them again.

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Neve and Dalia made my mortgage journey simple and stress-free. They were both amazing and managed to secure a mortgage for me when no one else could—for a small share in a shared ownership home as a single person. They truly are worth their weight in gold. Thank you so much!

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Had amazing support from Callum and Zara for my BTL mortgage application. Callum was very kind and professional, and the application journey was quite smooth and easy. Zara has been supportive too throughout the process keeping me posted quickly when we had updates from the lender. Defo recommend them!

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Aidan has been fantastic throughout our house purchase and our friends who we recommended him to have said the same! Vinal also saved us lots of money on life insurance.

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Kane and Leona were fantastic. Attentive, helpful and very thorough. Kept us up to date every step of the way.

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Heron have been absolutely fantastic in arranging both my new mortgage and protection, Josh has been really helpful in understanding my situation and giving a variety of options to best suit my needs, I had regular contact until everything was completed, and then I was swiftly passed to Anais to help consider all of my options with protection cover, she was knowledgeable and easy to work with and made the process very easy, always keeping me updated at every point until the cover was in place.

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I would fully recommend Heron as a Mortgage Broker. Joshua was great in explaining and delivering a number of options to choose from to suit our needs. Would like to also mention Anais who has been very helpful in explaining the differences in insurance available to help and going through quotes.
Thanks again!

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