UK Mortgage Expert: Authentically Halal? Buy To Let and Buying 1st Homes | Ep 40 Sagheer Malik

Meet Sagheer Malik, Chief Commercial Officer of Offa Finance, proving shariah compliant buy to let and bridge financing solutions.

He discusses the regulatory challenges surrounding UK Islamic Home Financing, along with the criticisms that have come his way from other practitioners! Sagheer also discusses the UK Muslim children’s adoption crisis and draws parallels between it and Islamic finance.


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Show Notes: 



00:00 - Trailer 

02:31 – The UK’s child adoption crisis 

12:03 – Early career at Islamic Bank of Britain

16:37 - Being mentored by strong Muslims

17:39 - Being poor and Muslim 

19:50 - Remembering the late Azhar Khan

23:22- Launching the UK’s first Islamic Bank 

28:15- Mistakes made at the Bank 

32:56- Why the name Offa?

35:42- How Offa fixes UK Islamic Mortgages

41:10 - Why are 2 lawyers often needed?

43:10 - Are some companies more authentically shariah compliant?

50:10 - Confusion amongst the general public 

56:35 - Regulated vs. Unregulated Schemes: Stamp Duty, CGT and Variable Rents

1:07:50 - Offa’s future product offering as

1:11:48 - Should everyone buy property?

1:16:50 - The Story of Abdurrahman RA and charitable giving