London-based mortgage network, Altura Mortgage Finance, has officially launched today.
The network currently has eight broker firms under its umbrella and, having fined-tuned its operations and processes in 2025, is now ready to take on new brokers who want to make the move from self-employed to running their own firms.
A key focus of the Altura network is to empower brokers to advise in areas many traditional networks do not allow, from non-regulated bridging and commercial finance to debt consolidation, foreign national and expat mortgages.
As well as enabling brokers to diversify into specialist mortgages, the network has a strong community element and provides ongoing — and real-time — advice and mentorship via an always-on WhatsApp group.
Altura Mortgage Finance’s senior management team comprises Rob Gill, Francois Taljaard, James Hughes and Guy Nyirenda.
Rob Gill (pictured), managing director of Altura Mortgage Finance, commented: “Our passion is to help great brokers become successful business owners. Having set up and run a number of businesses in the past, our management team are keen to share our experiences and expertise with others seeking to do the same. Additionally, we aim to free brokers from the red tape that too often holds them back, empowering them to diversify into new areas, fast. The mortgage market is evolving by the day and brokers need a network that is continually evolving with it. Now more than ever it’s vital that brokers future-proof their businesses and Altura’s whole model is built around precisely that.”
Francois Taljaard, operations director at Altura Mortgage Finance, added: “We’re building a new kind of entrepreneurial network that gives brokers the freedom and flexibility they both crave and deserve. We’re looking for energised and independent brokers who want to set up successful businesses and take control of their own destiny. This is a network built around liberating brokers rather than making them jump through endless hurdles to get deals done. Broking should be fun and fast-paced but too often brokers find themselves facing obstacles that really shouldn’t exist. One reason many brokers sit tight is concerns about the divorce from their existing network, but we help them with that pain point, too, and put their minds at rest. 2026 is shaping up to be a year of profound change within the mortgage industry and we believe we can help brokers navigate it successfully.”
