Our History

History and Ownership 

Some facts you should know about us:

• The Loans Engine is a trading style of Central Loans Limited (CLL) which was established in 2001 as a second charge mortgage packager and became a broker in 2009.
• CLL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Norfolk Capital Limited, a Financial Services group whose portfolio includes companies that have provided a broad range of loans, mortgages and other financial products to customers since 1988.
• Norfolk Capital Limited is owned by its founder and Executive Chairman, Andrew Turner.

Permissions

The Loans Engine is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under the Firm Reference Number 708606 and is authorised for the following regulated home finance activities:

• agreeing to carry on a regulated activity;
• credit broking;
• debt counselling, limited to debt counselling with no debt management activity;
• making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts;
• arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts; and
• advising on regulated mortgages contracts.

The Loans Engine is also registered as a Consumer Buy To Let Intermediary