The hub provides advisers with the ability to source products for their clients based on the results from the affordability calculators provided by partner lenders.

Affordability Hub is available at no added cost to fully registered users of Criteria Hub, Mortgage Brain’s criteria-based sourcing system, as part of their existing license.

Paul Adams, sales director at Pepper Money, said: “Affordability is an important consideration for brokers in choosing the right lender for their customers, and often the most suitable lender may not be one they first consider particularly if there is some complexity in the way the customers earn their income.

“A platform like Affordability Hub is a great tool in helping brokers to quickly and easily research the available mortgage options and is particularly useful as brokers can see the maximum loan size available from high street lenders alongside specialist lenders like Pepper Money.”

Neil Wyatt, sales and marketing director at Mortgage Brain, added: “Momentum is building behind Affordability Hub, with advisers carrying out hundreds of searches every hour on the platform.

“The system is a game changer for advisers, allowing them to use their time more efficiently, safe in the knowledge that Affordability Hub has provided a fully compliant audit trail to support their advice.

“It is already making a big difference to the workloads of adviser businesses of all sizes.”