Charcol Online

Charcolonline has been one of the market leaders for the brokerage of mortgages for a few years now. It offers a wide range of product, many of which are exclusive to the site (or at least that's what you're told). Bottom line though: is it worth using their services or would you be better using them to seek out the deals and then going direct or through another broker? ~~~~~~~~ Navigation: ~~~~~~~~ The site is really easy to navigate being split up into sections each of which deals with a different area of mortgages from remortgaging to first-time buyers. It is not difficult, even for the most technologically challenged or financially ...  Read the complete review

Charcol Online (www.charcol.co.uk) is the web site of Charcol, the independent financial advisors. The online presence is most widely known as an access point for mortgage comparisons, although they also have a range of other services including: § Savings/investments § Insurance § Pensions § Loans § Mortgages Each section has search engines and/or wizards to guide you through finding the best deal, and they are quite simple to use. The site is extensive and the range of types of product is very good (e.g. various types of mortgages available ? first time, remortgage, buy-to-let, overseas, etc.) The site is one of the best ones, so if ...  Read the complete review

Charcol - Advantages: Easy to use, Provides all relavent information for initial research, User friendly presentation - Disadvantages: Doesn't seem to use a vast selection of lenders, slightly limited product range to search from