Overseas mortgage firm Conti, the UK’s leading has joined forces with Paymentshield Mortgage Club, to provide a specialist referral service for overseas mortgages.

The move means that Paymentshield Mortgage Club members will recommend Conti to clients who want overseas property finance.

Conti will also provide support in the form of an online sales toolkit.

Clare Nessling, Conti’s operations director, said: “Bargain property prices and historically low interest rates are making it much more affordable to buy property abroad