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Partnership Panel (Episode 3): Self-employed

Date Published: 29 April 2025

Read time: 1 minute

Did you know nearly 4 in 10 self-employed workers have considered giving up self-employment to get a mortgage? And 28% don’t even try!

In the third episode of our Partnership Panel series, Toni Smith from Sesame Mortgage Network shares the realities faced by brokers and self-employed applicants. Joined by Francesco Di Pietro, Head of Intermediary Mortgages and Charlotte Raw, Head of Mortgage Lending, they discuss the complexities of self-employed lending and how we're addressing these challenges.