Islay Robinson

Spear’s Review

Enness Global is a prominent firm in the world of HNW property finance. It was founded by Islay Robinson in the middle of 2007, on the same day the world ‘witnessed the demise of Northern Rock’, his firm says. Robinson is a specialist at being able to raise funds for high-net-worth individuals, with a focus on high-value international property transactions, corporate finance and securities-backed lending.

According to the firm, Enness is able to thrive because most HNWs and entrepreneurs it encounters have their own very specific and unique set of circumstances and rarely satisfy any box-ticking criteria that traditional banks are looking for.

Enness prides itself on having unique relationships with finance businesses around the world, from Switzerland to Singapore. 

Adviser Profile

Enness are world-leading advisers and mortgage brokers for high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, founders and entrepreneurs. Independently owned, Enness Global offers an extensive range of services, specialising in large and international mortgages, real estate finance, corporate finance, securities-backed lending and insurance. 

Through its international footprint, which includes offices in Monaco, Dubai, Switzerland and Jersey, as well as London, Enness is renowned for providing a highly exclusive, discreet and personalised service, executed with precision and efficiency. And their team continues to negotiate some of the world’s largest mortgages, including single loans of more than $150m. They were named British Large Mortgage Broker at the British Mortgage Awards 3 years in a row. 

Importantly, Enness’ unrivalled network consists of over 500 individual lending companies. From huge international banks right down to regional building societies and peer to peer solutions. Their working relationships are vast, varied and trusted. They are typically one of the first brokers new lenders will approach, often meaning that they receive preferential rates and terms, as well as access to key decision makers across the board. 

Enness is also the only brand featured in the property finance section of Tatler’s exclusive Address Book and has been referred to as the ‘go to mortgage broker of the super rich’ in the Financial Times. Enness currently has a star rating of 4.9 on Trustpilot. 

Enness also issues a bespoke lifestyle newsletter exclusively to its clients every week, named ELF (Enness Lifestyle First) which covers a wide range of luxury topics from travel to fashion, culture arts, events and shopping from around the world.