About us

There's a particular experience most IT contractors know.

You sit down with a mortgage adviser, explain you work through a limited company on a day rate, and watch them reach for the "self-employed" box.

Day Rate Finance exists because that experience is unnecessary.

Who we are

Day Rate Finance was founded by a mortgage adviser with 34 years of IT contracting experience. Not as a consultant to the industry — as a contractor, inside it.

Writing specifications. Delivering projects. Navigating IR35 changes. Running a limited company. Paying an accountant. The whole experience.

When a contractor explains their payment structure, IR35 situation, or why their accounts look the way they do — we do not need it explained twice.

CF6
Mortgage Advice and Practice
CII
CF1
Financial Services & Regulation
CII
ER1
Equity Release
CII
AATQB
Certified Bookkeeper
AAT
✓ FCA Authorised (via Julian Harris Mortgages Ltd)

What we do

Contractor Mortgages

Day rate-based borrowing for IT contractors, consultants, and independent professionals. Assessed on your contract rate, not your salary.

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Buy to Let

Build your property portfolio using contract income. We know the lenders who accept day rate assessments for BTL applications.

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Equity Release

Access capital tied up in your property. CII ER1 qualified advice for contractors and those approaching retirement.

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Protection

Life insurance and income protection that understands contract-based earnings. No fee for protection advice.

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"We specialise in contractor mortgages."

Not "we have a contractor desk" or "we handle these cases alongside everything else."

We specialise in contractor mortgages because that is where the knowledge is genuine, the market is underserved, and the difference between a good broker and the right broker is measured in tens of thousands of pounds.

Regulatory information

Day Rate Finance is a trading name of [Company Name] Ltd, an Appointed Representative of Julian Harris Mortgages Ltd, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

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Registered in England and Wales