Brokers will have instant access to Simon Conn via a contact form and those who go via Knowledge Bank will receive an enhanced procuration fee.

Although each of the countries will be listed, the different lending criteria for each one will not be on Knowledge Bank in the same way as they are for UK mortgages due to variations.

Nicola Firth, CEO at Knowledge Bank (pictured above), said: “Knowledge Bank not only lists criteria for almost every mortgage product area, but – thanks to Simon Conn – we can provide information on almost every country as well.

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“We now have over 70,000 different criteria listed on Knowledge Bank covering eight different product areas and almost every circumstance that a client may encounter.”

Simon Conn, proprietor at Simon Conn Overseas Property and Finance Specialist, added: “It can be hard to find the right mortgage and the right property in this country, even with all of our regulation and safety nets, but abroad it can be a different matter altogether.

“The process of getting a mortgage is much tougher in many other countries than it is in the UK.

“There is often misleading information and numerous legal and valuation issues, so people can get caught out by not understanding what they are buying or how the local legal or financial systems work.

“It is also hard for a broker to dive straight into this area without in-depth knowledge regarding local and regulatory matters applicable to each country, so we have teamed up with Knowledge Bank to make it less daunting.

“We will provide both brokers and their clients with someone they can trust, who can look out for, and hopefully avoid, any potential pitfalls.”