Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has integrated its affordability research platform with Proportunity.

Because the procuts Proportunity offers consist of second-charge top-up loans to help buyers leverage larger lending deals in a similar way to the Help to Buy scheme, this marks the first time MBT will be able to show brokers alternative ways to meet a requested loan amount.

Results will be displayed as two mortgages (one from a lender and the other from Proportunity) with a blended cost.

Proportunity head of business development Stefan Valentin Rusu says: “This integration with MBT Affordability is very important as it allows brokers to easily see how the two mortgages stack up and how going ahead with a shared equity loan makes sense for their customers.

“By showing the lending potential of, for example, a Proportunity shared equity loan alongside a Halifax mortgage next to other affordability options, brokers will have instant access to all of the information they need to identify the best solution for their clients.”

In late August, Mortgage and protection network the Finance Planning Group has struck a deal with lender Proportunity.