to offer directly authorised intermediaries the ability to create a client facing comparison website designed to generate their own mortgage leads as well as offering access to a wide range of ancillary products.
The white-labelled intermediary driven website will allow consumers the ability to access and search for a mortgage, life and conveyancing deal via the extensive QuickQuote4u.com comparison platform.
Intermediaries are then alerted when the customer registers an enquiry from the website so they can make contact quickly in order to try and secure the business. The platform also offers a number of other potentially new income generating opportunities such as wills, energy performance certificates and surveys.
With all these products, the intermediary is not tied in any way and is completely free to place the resulting business with any lender or organisation they wish in the normal manner. TMA is currently the only mortgage club in the intermediary market to have forged a link with QuickQuote4u.com in this way.
In essence QuickQuote4u is a web-based business solution designed to help intermediaries grow their business via utilising important income streams and be used as a valuable marketing tool. It can be white-labelled as a new intermediary branded website or to appear as part of any existing intermediary website to generate leads and inbound calls into their business to maximise conversions on products they can advise on and fulfil 'in house'.
This will enable firms to help build their local or national brand, trust and loyalty whilst keeping control of the client’s buying journey.
The discounted cost of the system available through TMA is a one off set up payment of £150 and a subscription of £50 per month although if firms complete three conveyancing cases per month through this system with eConveyancer then the monthly subscription will be free.
Phil Whitehouse, Head of TMA, commented:
“It’s become increasingly evident that intermediaries have had to channel their energies across many other areas of financial services to fulfil the requirements of new and existing clients and open up new income streams.
"Inevitably to do this firms have also had to embrace technological advances as increasing numbers of consumers have become financially savvy and are utilising the internet in the sourcing and even placement of some products and services connected to the home buying process and beyond.
“This new web-based facility enables any intermediary the ability to fight back at the price comparison websites and generate their own leads 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. Intermediaries can now truly compete in a cost effective way and potentially earn income even when their offices are normally closed.
"At TMA we have entered into this offering with a view to adding even more support and potential to our member’s offerings and to continue on our mission of making TMA the intermediaries mortgage club of choice.”
Nigel Hoath, Managing Director at QuickQuote4u.com, commented:
“We are delighted to join forces with TMA and look forward to supporting members in generating extra activity which will enable them to maximise conversions on products they can advise on in house as well as sharing income from online applications through a host of ancillary products.
"We believe launching this facility represents a great opportunity for DA’s to have access to an innovative and interactive website. It is fully tailored to meet intermediary’s requirements in a cost efficient manner by allowing customers to compare prices of a range of financial products.
"Better still this could even be free for members placing three cases a month through eConveyancer.”
