Andrew Montlake

Andrew "Monty" Montlake is a mortgage broker and CEO of Coreco, a multi-award-winning mortgage broker in London, and one of the UK's best-known mortgage and housing commentators, with more than 30 years' industry experience. He co-founded Coreco in 2009, is its Spokesperson, and is Chairman of the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI), representing mortgage advisers across the UK.

Having started in mortgages in 1994, Monty has experienced the credit boom, Global Financial Crisis, near-zero rates, the pandemic property surge, the mini-Budget and the subsequent mortgage shock.

Monty still advises clients and writes mortgage business, combining a strategic view of the market with daily, real-world insight from borrowers, brokers and lenders.

He comments on mortgages, interest rates, housing, affordability, first-time buyers, regulation, lender behaviour, Bank of England policy and the wider economy.

A familiar voice across national media, he has appeared on BBC News, Sky News, ITV, Channel 5, BBC Radio 4 and 5 Live, LBC and the Martin Lewis Money Show, and is regularly quoted in the National press.