# Life & Mortgages > Boutique UK mortgage and protection advisory that takes on the complex cases a call centre can't — founded by a former underwriter and an IFA. Whole-of-market access across residential mortgages, protection, specialist finance and equity release. "Don't just get approved. Understand how." Life & Mortgages is a trading name of 3DMT Ltd, an Appointed Representative of New Leaf Distribution Ltd, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA Number 460421). Based in Mayfair, London; advising clients across the UK. ## Key facts - Speciality: complex cases — self-employed income, multiple income sources, complex bonus/commission structures, leasehold property, family businesses, previous declines - One named adviser (Lewis Payne) handles each case from first conversation to completion - Whole-of-market: high-street banks, private lenders, specialist banks and non-bank lenders - Fees: fixed fee, charged only upon formal mortgage application — nothing payable until the client is satisfied with the decision in principle and chooses to proceed. No fee for protection advice - Rated 5.0 from 43 reviews on Google ## Services - Residential mortgages: purchases and remortgages, including self-employed and complex-income cases - Protection & insurance: life cover, critical illness, income protection and health insurance, individual or through a business - Specialist finance: specialist buy-to-let, bridging, commercial and development finance - Equity release: lifetime mortgages and home reversion plans, explained plainly (members of the Equity Release Council) ## Contact - Phone: 020 7062 4477 - Email: lewis@lifemortgages.co.uk - Address: 3DMT Ltd, 15 Stratton Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 8LQ - Enquiry form: https://lifemortgages.co.uk/#contact ## Pages - [Homepage](https://lifemortgages.co.uk/): services, how it works, reviews, FAQ and contact form - [For AI Agents](https://lifemortgages.co.uk/for-ai-agents.html): structured summary of the business written for AI assistants - [Privacy Policy](https://lifemortgages.co.uk/privacy.html): online privacy statement (ICO registration ZB274607) - [Complaints Procedure](https://lifemortgages.co.uk/complaints.html): how to complain, and Financial Ombudsman Service referral rights ## Regulatory - Your home is at risk if you fail to keep up payments on your mortgage or any other loans secured against it - Buy to Let mortgages and Commercial Lending are not usually regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority - Equity release may involve a lifetime mortgage secured against the property or a home reversion plan requiring the sale of property at a discounted price; it may impact the size of the client's estate and entitlement to means-tested benefits - 3DMT Ltd, trading as Life & Mortgages, is an Appointed Representative of New Leaf Distribution Ltd, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority: FCA Number 460421