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Better.co.uk
Digital mortgage broker
- 201-500 employees
- Fintech
- B2C
- B2B
- Insurance
- Mortgages
- Lending
- Customer service
- City of London, London, UK
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Company mission
To help first-time buyers and existing homeowners save time and money securing a great-value mortgage online.
7% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
Access to mortgages was historically controlled by mortgage brokers who acted as gatekeepers to the mortgage market. It's a big market, with mortgages worth almost £3 trillion. This is changing with the rise of online brokers, who are bringing innovation to this previously undisrupted market.
Founded in 2015, Better.co.uk (formerly known as Trussle) is the UK's first digital mortgage and insurance broker providing high-quality, independent advice to customers who are looking to buy a home or refinance an existing mortgage.
In 2021, the American-based digital homeownership platform Better HoldCo, Inc. acquired Trussle. This acquisition enabled Better to more effectively enter the UK mortgage market with an experienced management team, local knowledge and foundational mortgage technology for the UK.
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Benefits
- Celebrate the big day with an extra day off, on us
- De-stress with free mental health coaching, meditation classes, and boxing in the park
- Spread out the cost of annual travel with an interest-free season ticket loan
- A weekly £30 Deliveroo allowance to spend as you wish!
- Develop or invest in a new skill with an annual five days and £500 budget
- Live your best life with a competitive salary and a generous pension
Company values
- Be brave - We’re ambitious and experimental, in our drive to make things better. We fail fast, learn and keep moving. And we’re free to openly and constructively challenge - one another, and the status quo
- Make it simple - We hunt down simplicity in a world of complexity. That means focusing on what matters most - in our product design and our communications, without dumbing things down
- Invest in each other - We treat everyone like family. We support one another, going above and beyond without expecting anything in return
- Own it - We have confidence in our convictions and aren’t afraid to back ourselves. We own our own goals, take pride in delivering and stay true to our word. And we give others the space and autonomy to make it happen
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jan 2020
$9.8m
SERIES C
May 2018
$17.3m
SERIES B
Total funding: $34.1m
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Leadership
Ian Larkin
(CEO, not founder)They have held senior roles at Lloyds, Virgin Money, McKinsey and Accenture, and most recently were the CEO of Target Group. They are a qualified accountant, hold an Insead MBA, and graduated as a biochemical engineer from University College Dublin.UK, and were shortlisted for Business Leader at the British Mortgage Awards in 2019.