Our current partners

Our fantastic partners demonstrate how businesses and their employees can play an important role in transforming the lives of children and young people living in foster care, while motivating and engaging their staff teams.

The Mortgage Brain

The Mortgage Brain provides specialist mortgage advice and discounted arrangement fees for our foster carer members.

The Mortgage Brain has over 30 years’ experience and aims to make selecting and arranging a mortgage as straightforward and stress-free as possible. Their team of advisors have specialist knowledge and understand the challenges faced by foster carers when it comes to securing a mortgage.

  • No fee for a mortgage consultation.
  • Established relationships with lenders to ensure 100 per cent of fostering income can be used to secure a mortgage.
  • Discounted fee of £150 on arranging a mortgage, exclusive to members of The Fostering Network. Don’t forget to let them know that you’re a member.

Find out more about The Mortgage Brain's specialist mortgage advice for foster carers or call 0800 987 1700.

Mortgage webinars for members

The Fostering Network have partnered with The Mortgage Brain to offer fostering specific mortgage advice webinars for our members.

'This is my second mortgage through The Mortgage Brain as a foster carer. I don't think I would have been able to get a mortgage without their specialist knowledge. They obtained a very competitive rate for me and the whole process was very smooth and stress-less.'

 

Xeinadin

Xeinadin is a leading provider of specialist tax services for fostering and their team have in-depth knowledge of the tax and national insurance rules for foster carers. Their fixed fee tax return services has been designed for foster carers and includes:

  • Access to a dedicated advisor throughout the process.
  • An interactive tax checklist to help you stay on top of your tax throughout the year.
  • Preparing your tax return and liaising with HM Revenue and Customs on your behalf.

Members of The Fostering Network who are not currently customers of Xeinadin can receive a five per cent discount on their fixed fee tax return service. This discount is available from April to September each year. In addition to this discount for members, to show their support for fostering and our work, Williams Giles Xeinadin will take another five per cent off their usual fee and donate it to The Fostering Network. Thank you!

Visit their website or get in touch on [email protected] or 01795 478044.

Tax and National Insurance webinars for members

The Fostering Network have partnered with Xeinadin to offer fostering specific tax and NI webinars for our members.

To sign up for future webinars or view previous webinars, log into your membership account, and click here