Liz Syms

I started in Mortgages and Financial Services at the age of 19 working for Prudential. In 1998 I jumped into self-employment and set up Connect IFA which later became Connect IFA Ltd in 2006. The original office was based inside a letting agents in Hornchurch, Essex. So although the company arranged all types of mortgages, starting inside the letting agents was the foundation for the company to become specialists in finance for property investment. 

We are still based in Hornchurch and have grown to a team of over 25 staff providing mortgages and finance to property purchasers and we also developed support services for specialist mortgage advisers to assist their clients with BTL, Commercial and Bridging loans. 

The trading style 'Connect Mortgages' is the part of our company which provides a range of mortgage and insurance services for the consumer: www.connectmortgages.co.uk 

The trading style 'Connect for Intermediaries' is our specialist Mortgage Network which provides the FCA regulation, compliance, administration and research support for over 100 Appointed Representatives who provide advice in the specialist areas of BTL, Commercial and Bridging loans. 
We also provide placement and packaging services to other mortgage advisers keen to benefit from our enhanced knowledge in these specialist lending areas: www.connectbrokers.co.uk