Businesses like conveyancing firms and mortgage brokers pay platforms like Housecure to appear as an option for their users. This is known as a referral fee, since they pay for successful introductions referred by the platform, like Housecure.
The marketing costs for legal and financial businesses are incredibly high. Therefore, it is the industry standard to pay for referrals from other businesses, rather than pay to market their services independently.
A lot of platforms and firms will pass the referral fee onto the customer to pay. This is something Housecure disagrees with, so we only partner with firms that pay out of their own pocket, not yours.
In fact, we even give some of this referral fee back to you via our
Nearly every single conveyancing firm, mortgage adviser, lender and broker will have a referral fee structure. This is the industry standard.
Lots of estate agents make a lot of money via referral fees. This is why it is common for estate agents to pressure their customers into using their preferred legal and financial services providers. This practice is unethical, since it doesn’t allow you to choose which service provider is right for your needs.
Housecure offers access to many different service providers rather than one, meaning we allow you to choose which provider you use for your transaction. Our cashback scheme applies to every single one of our partners, so you get the lowest quotes with money back every time.
Since every service provider pays a similar referral fee, we have no incentive to prefer one firm over another on the basis of commission. The only thing that matters to us is that you get access to the best service providers out there for the best possible price, with the best customer experience.