Areas We Serve

We are based in Sans Souci and work across the St George, Bayside and Sutherland Shire areas. We are also licensed nationally, so where you are buying is rarely the constraint.

Most of our clients are in the St George and Bayside areas, and we meet people locally. Because lending is regulated federally under an Australian Credit Licence rather than state by state, we can also arrange finance anywhere in Australia, including interstate investment purchases.

St George, Bayside and the Shire

Does a local broker actually matter?

Less than people assume for the lending itself, and more than people assume for two specific things.

Valuations. Lender valuers work to comparable sales, and areas with unusual stock or few recent comparables can value conservatively. Knowing which lenders are more realistic in a particular pocket is genuinely useful, and it is local knowledge rather than product knowledge.

Being able to sit down together. A first purchase, a separation, or a self-employed application with three years of messy accounts is easier across a table than over email. We are happy to meet locally.

Everything else, comparing more than 60 lenders, structuring the loan, managing the application, works identically wherever you are.

Buying outside Sydney

We regularly arrange finance for clients buying interstate, particularly investors. Lender policy on interstate purchases is generally unremarkable, though valuations in regional areas can be more conservative and some lenders restrict certain postcodes.

If you are comparing states, the NSW, Victorian and Queensland stamp duty calculators will show you what duty looks like in each.

Ben Mars

Mortgage broker, Independent Mortgage Broker

Ben Mars is the broker behind Independent Mortgage Broker, working with clients across the St George, Bayside and Sutherland Shire areas from Sans Souci, and arranging finance Australia-wide. He compares more than 60 lenders and is not owned by, or aligned to, any bank.

Credit Representative 551447 under Australian Credit Licence 384324. Independent Mortgage Broker is a trading name of LNB Finance Pty Ltd, ABN 83 668 176 083, and is subject to the Best Interests Duty. Both licence numbers are publicly searchable on ASIC Connect. Read our Credit Guide.

Wherever you are buying

More than 60 lenders compared, no fee to you.

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