De Havilland Group

What De Havilland Group does

De Havilland Group Limited is a London-based independent mortgage brokerage, directly authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority, that has operated for approximately four decades (established circa 1980). The firm provides advised mortgage and protection services to UK consumers across four core use cases: First Time Buyer (including Help to Buy and shared ownership), Moving Home, Remortgage, and Buy To Let. It also cross-sells a Protection suite covering Level Term Assurance, Decreasing Term Assurance, Critical Illness cover, Income Protection, and Family Income Benefit, supported by a manual Affordability Calculator tool and educational webinars.

The firm works the whole of the UK mortgage market rather than a restricted lender panel, and serves both individual consumers and institutional partners including Developers, Housing Associations, and Local Authorities who refer their buyers for mortgage placement. Headcount is in the 1–10 range, with the registered office at C/O Bareham & Co, 25 Cabot Square (Canary Wharf), London E14 4QZ.

The business model is commission-based: as an independent broker, De Havilland earns procuration fees and/or fixed commissions from mortgage lenders for successfully placing mortgage products. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. There is no proprietary technology platform, no mobile application, no public API, and no disclosed AI or ML capability. The firm relies on direct-to-consumer distribution via its website, phone, email, and Trustpilot-validated word-of-mouth, with no disclosed external funding, parent company, or institutional ownership.

Name

De Havilland Group

Legal name

De Havilland Group Limited

Website

https://dehav.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

De Havilland Group Limited is a London-based, FCA-authorised independent mortgage broker offering whole-of-market advisory across first-time buyer, home mover, remortgage, and buy-to-let segments, plus protection products, serving UK consumers and institutional developer/HA referrals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Mortgage Advisory Commission: As an independent mortgage broker, De Havilland Group earns commission from mortgage lenders for placing mortgage products. The company is directly authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority and works with the whole of the market to find suitable mortgage deals for clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

De Havilland Group is an independent mortgage broker directly authorised by the UK Financial Conduct Authority, providing mortgage advisory services across the whole of the UK mortgage market for first-time buyers, home movers, remortgage customers, and buy-to-let property investors. The firm also advises on and arranges financial protection products (life, critical illness, and income protection cover) and supports clients with affordability assessments, Help to Buy and shared ownership cases, and liaison with lenders, housing partners, and solicitors through to completion.

Product overview

De Havilland Group is an independent mortgage brokerage firm offering a unified suite of mortgage advisory and protection services. The company provides Buy To Let, Remortgage Your Home, Moving Home, and First Time Buyer mortgage services, supported by a Protection product range covering life and health insurance. An Affordability Calculator tool and Mortgage Types advisory service complement the core mortgage offerings. The firm works with the whole of the UK mortgage market and serves first-time buyers, home movers, property investors, and those requiring protection coverage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Buy To Let Mortgage Advice Mortgage advisory service for property investors seeking buy-to-let finance, covering first-time landlords through to portfolio investors, with handling of complex lender criteria and case-by-case underwriting issues.
• Remortgage Your Home Advisory service comparing the customer's existing mortgage against whole-of-market alternatives and arranging remortgages, including raising additional funds for home improvements, debt consolidation, or shared ownership staircasing.
• Moving Home Mortgage Advice Home purchase mortgage advisory covering budget assessment, mortgage in principle, lender selection, explanation of porting versus new mortgage options, and liaison with housing partners and solicitors through completion.
• First Time Buyer Mortgage Advice Mortgage advisory for first-time buyers, including guidance on affordable housing and shared ownership schemes, providing a mortgage in principle, supporting documentation preparation, and advising on post-move options for further borrowing and staircasing.
• Protection Products Advice Advisory and arrangement of financial protection products including Level Term Assurance, Decreasing Term Assurance, Critical Illness cover, Income Protection, and Family Income Benefit.
• Mortgage Types Advisory Advisory explaining different mortgage rate structures to clients, including Fixed Rate, Variable Rate, Tracker, and Discounted rate mortgages, to help customers select the structure best suited to their circumstances.
• Level Term Assurance Life insurance product arranged through De Havilland's protection advisory service, paying out a fixed sum on death within a specified term.
• Decreasing Term Assurance Life insurance product arranged through De Havilland's protection advisory service where the cover amount reduces over the policy term, typically aligned with a repayment mortgage.
• Critical Illness Cover Critical illness insurance product arranged through De Havilland's protection advisory service, paying out a lump sum on diagnosis of specified serious illnesses.
• Income Protection Income protection insurance product arranged through De Havilland's protection advisory service, providing a regular income if the policyholder is unable to work due to illness or injury.
• Family Income Benefit Family Income Benefit insurance product arranged through De Havilland's protection advisory service, paying out a regular tax-free income to dependants if the policyholder dies during the term.

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• London & Country Mortgages: One of the UK's largest independent mortgage brokers, directly authorised and offering whole-of-market advice across residential, buy-to-let, and remortgage products — directly comparable to De Havilland's value proposition at much larger scale.
• Mortgage Advice Bureau: AIM-listed UK mortgage broker network with hundreds of advisers across the country, offering whole-of-market mortgage and protection advice. Comparable service model to De Havilland but operating at significantly greater scale with a multi-adviser network structure.
• Habito: Digital-first UK mortgage broker offering online eligibility checks and broker services across purchase, remortgage, and buy-to-let. Direct competitor to De Havilland in the same whole-of-market advice category but differentiated by proprietary technology platform and digital customer experience.
• John Charcol: Long-established independent London mortgage broker offering whole-of-market advice for residential, buy-to-let, and specialist cases. Closely comparable to De Havilland in market positioning, London focus, and emphasis on complex case handling.
• SPF Private Clients: Specialist UK mortgage broker focused on complex income, high-net-worth, and buy-to-let cases with whole-of-market access. Comparable to De Havilland's specialist case capability but serving more affluent and complex borrower segments.
• Coreco: Independent London-based mortgage broker offering whole-of-market advice across residential and buy-to-let mortgages. Direct competitor with overlapping customer segments and similar service-led value proposition.
• Trussle: UK online mortgage broker (now operating under Habito) focused on remortgage customers with automated lender matching. Comparable to De Havilland's remortgage advisory services but delivered through a digital-first platform rather than traditional advisor relationships.
• Private Finance: UK independent mortgage broker offering whole-of-market advice across residential, buy-to-let, and high-value mortgages. Comparable service model to De Havilland with similar whole-of-market FCA-authorised positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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