Why Offer Free Mortgage Clinics to Employees?
Mortgage decisions are among the most significant financial choices your employees will ever make. Yet many struggle with understanding complex lending criteria or knowing which mortgage products suit their circumstances. By offering a free mortgage clinic at work, you empower your staff to make informed decisions while reducing stress and distraction.
Mortgage clinics:
- Promote financial wellbeing at work
- Increase staff retention and loyalty
- Demonstrate your commitment to employee welfare
- Require no ongoing admin from your team
- Are completely free for both employer and employee
With the cost of living continuing to rise, providing access to trusted financial guidance is a timely and welcome initiative.
How Our Mortgage Clinics Work
Chesterton Grant makes the process easy from start to finish. Once you agree to host a clinic, we:
- Coordinate with your HR or operations team to arrange convenient times and dates.
- Offer in-person or virtual appointments, depending on your workplace setup and preferences.
- Promote the clinic internally with ready-to-use materials and booking links.
- Provide confidential one-to-one mortgage consultations with qualified advisers, tailored to each employee’s circumstances.
Appointments are typically 30–45 minutes and cover a range of scenarios including first-time buying, home moving, remortgaging, and buy-to-let investment. Staff can ask questions, explore options, and get a clear understanding of their next steps.
Who Can Benefit?
Any employee thinking about:
- Buying their first home
- Moving house
- Remortgaging to a better deal
- Letting out or investing in property
can benefit from our clinics. We’ve helped NHS workers, local authority staff, tech professionals, manufacturers, and retail teams across Chester and the wider Cheshire region.
Even employees who aren’t actively house hunting gain peace of mind by understanding their borrowing potential, credit status, or longer-term financial planning.
Employers also benefit through improved staff morale, reduced absenteeism, and a demonstrable investment in employee wellbeing.
Why Chester Employees Specifically Benefit
Chester is a city with a strong and diverse employment base, spanning healthcare, education, hospitality, financial services, and technology. It’s also a city where property affordability can present both opportunities and challenges for workers.
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the average house price in Cheshire West and Chester stood at
£251,257 as of January 2024, while the median gross annual salary for full-time workers in the area was
£31,690
(ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2023). That gives a price-to-income ratio of nearly
8:1, making professional mortgage advice even more critical.
Additionally, Chester has a growing population of young professionals, with 18–39-year-olds making up a significant portion of the workforce. Many in this group are potential first-time buyers unsure of where to start or how to save for a deposit.
Free workplace mortgage advice ensures your employees in Chester have access to timely, trustworthy support—reducing financial stress and allowing them to make smarter decisions about their future.