What Mortgage Solutions does

Mortgage Solutions is a UK B2B financial trade media platform serving mortgage intermediaries, specialist lenders, and product providers. Founded in 1999 and operated by AE3 Media Ltd (Company Registration 8938488) from London, the business publishes daily news, market analysis, and expert commentary covering residential mortgages, bridging, commercial finance, complex buy-to-let, second charge lending, green mortgages, and diversity and inclusion. The core product is a content-led website supplemented by multiple email newsletters (breaking news, daily round-up, specialist lending alerts) reaching 12,000+ subscribers, and Mortgage Solutions Club, a free membership community of 22,000+ industry professionals that adds CPD hour tracking, tailored newsletters, and VIP event access.

The platform monetises through three principal streams: advertising and sponsored content from lenders and product providers (e.g., lender product launches and rate-change round-ups are prominently featured), event sponsorship and ticket sales across a multi-event portfolio anchored by the long-running British Mortgage Awards (20 years) and supported by Senate-style roundtables, the Green Mortgage Summit, and specialist lending events, and a freemium membership layer that primarily functions as an audience-engagement and data-collection asset rather than a direct paid subscription. Underlying technology is a standard web CMS with email delivery and event registration; no proprietary AI/ML, API, or mobile app is disclosed.

The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, no external parent or investor, and 11–50 employees. Its strategic positioning relies on brand heritage, audience reach into the UK intermediary channel, and a recurring events franchise rather than technology differentiation, leaving it exposed to content commoditisation but well-insulated in the short term by community density and advertiser relationships.

Name

Mortgage Solutions

Legal name

AE3 Media Ltd

Website

https://mortgagesolutions.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mortgage Solutions is a UK B2B trade media platform, founded in 1999 and operated by AE3 Media Ltd, serving mortgage brokers, advisers, and specialist lenders with daily news, newsletters, a 22,000+ member club, and a portfolio of industry events led by the British Mortgage Awards.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Trade Media and Industry Events

akta.pro primary industry

Mortgage Lead Generation & Marketing Intermediaries (FSALABAI)

Keywords

• Mortgage industry news
• Specialist lending insights
• B2B financial media
• Industry events and awards
• Professional networking

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising and Sponsored Content: The platform features sponsored content sections (e.g., Aldermore Insights, sponsored mortgage content) and likely display advertising targeting mortgage industry professionals. Lender and product provider advertising through the site.
2. Event Sponsorships and Ticket Sales: Hosts multiple industry events including The British Mortgage Awards, The British Mortgage and Protection Senate, and The Green Mortgage Summit. Revenue from event sponsorships, exhibitors, and attendee tickets.
3. Membership/Subscription: Free membership (Mortgage Solutions Club) with premium features like CPD tracking, tailored newsletters, and VIP event access. Some premium content may require registration/login.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Mortgage Solutions is a UK B2B financial trade publication and digital media platform serving mortgage and protection advisers, lenders, and specialist lending professionals. It delivers daily news, expert analysis, regulatory commentary, and lender product updates through a website, email newsletters, and content verticals, complemented by a free professional membership club (Mortgage Solutions Club) and industry events including the British Mortgage Awards. The business monetizes primarily via advertising, sponsored content, and event sponsorships.

Product overview

Mortgage Solutions operates as a comprehensive B2B news and insights platform for the UK mortgage and specialist lending industry. The core offering is the Mortgage Solutions website providing daily mortgage news, market analysis, and expert commentary. The platform includes a free membership programme (Mortgage Solutions Club) with over 22,000 industry professionals, offering tailored newsletters, CPD tracking, and VIP event access. Specialist Lending Solutions serves as a dedicated sub-brand covering niche lending areas including bridging, commercial finance, complex buy-to-let, and second charge lending. Additional content sections include Better Business (business strategy insights), Green Mortgages (sustainability coverage), Diversity & Inclusion (DIFF), and an Events platform hosting industry awards and conferences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mortgage Solutions Club: Membership club offering free access to exclusive industry intelligence, expert commentary, professional networking, tailored newsletter, VIP event invites, and CPD tracking for mortgage professionals.

Products and services

• Mortgage Solutions Website UK's leading mortgage and specialist lending news platform providing daily insights, analysis, breaking news, market commentary, and expert regulatory analysis for UK mortgage professionals including brokers, advisers, lenders, and specialist lenders.
• Mortgage Solutions Club Free membership programme offering unlimited content access, VIP event invitations, tailored newsletter experience, award nominations, CPD hour management, and connection to over 22,000 industry professionals for mortgage brokers, advisers, lenders, and specialist lending professionals in the UK.
• Specialist Lending Solutions Dedicated section covering UK bridging, commercial finance, complex buy-to-let, and second charge lending markets with expert commentary, lender product updates, and regulatory guidance for specialist lending professionals.
• Mortgage Solutions Industry Events Portfolio of UK mortgage industry events including the annual British Mortgage Awards, Senate events, Green Mortgage Summit, Specialist Lending Event, and virtual events, providing networking, recognition, and thought leadership opportunities for brokers, advisers, lenders, and specialist lending professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• 22,000+ professionals in network
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AE3 Media Limitedparent companyOthersParent company that owns and operates Mortgage Solutions. The site is part of the AE3 Media group which also includes sister titles Your Mortgage and Your Money consumer publications.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• FT Adviser: FT-branded UK financial adviser media outlet covering mortgages as one segment within a broader portfolio (investments, pensions, regulation). Larger resource base and Financial Times backing make it a broad incumbent rather than a pure-play mortgage peer.

Emerging players

• Asset Finance Connect: Specialist B2B media and events platform for the UK asset finance and specialist lending market. Partial overlap with Mortgage Solutions' Specialist Lending Solutions coverage (bridging, commercial) but focused on a narrower lender-side audience.

Direct peers

• Mortgage Strategy: Long-established UK mortgage trade publication competing directly with Mortgage Solutions for the same broker and adviser audience. Operates a similar content-plus-events model covering the UK residential and specialist mortgage market.
• Cover Magazine: UK insurance and protection trade media operating a near-identical B2B model (news, events, awards, membership community) for the protection-adviser segment. Highly comparable business model and audience monetisation mechanics, serving Mortgage Solutions' adjacent vertical.
• Insurance Age: UK insurance trade publication with a comparable B2B media-plus-events model targeting intermediaries. Sister vertical to Mortgage Solutions in the wider UK financial services intermediary media space, sharing advertiser overlap and event-format conventions.
• The Intermediary: UK trade publication focused on mortgage and protection intermediaries, competing for broker readership and lender advertising spend. Similar editorial scope and content-driven GTM approach.
• Mortgage Introducer: UK trade publication targeting mortgage intermediaries with news, analysis, and events. Closely comparable product mix (daily news, specialist lending coverage, industry awards) and overlapping advertiser base of lenders and product providers.
• Money Marketing: Historic UK financial adviser trade publication covering mortgages, investments, pensions, and protection. Direct competitor for adviser-side readership and the same lender advertiser budgets, with comparable long-running events and awards.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mortgagesols
• Facebookfacebook.com/MortgageSolutionsUK
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mortgage-solutions-uk

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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