The industry produced 15,687 nominations this year in contrast to just over 11,500 last year as these spectacular awards continue to grow in significance.
Congratulations to all our finalists below – and we look forward to seeing you all on the night itself to reveal the winners on 5 July at the Westminster Park Plaza.
Broker categories
Rising Star – Distributor
Ashley Morley, The Buy to Let Business
Molly Norman, William H Brown
Eve Richardson, L&C Mortgages
New Build
Oliver Driscoll, L&C Mortgages
Paul Henderson, Mortgage Advice Bureau
Nick Scuffins, New Homes Mortgage Helpline
Large Loans
Ashley Bradshaw, Mortgage Advice Bureau
Andrew Nolder, SPF Private Clients
Hugh Wade-Jones, Enness
Equity Release
James Hood, Key Retirement
Mark Lambert, Viva Retirement Solutions
Sam Wickham, Age Partnership
Buy to Let
Huy Le, The Buy to Let Business
Cameron Naylor, One77 Mortgages
Steven Tempest, Mortgage Advice Bureau
First-time Buyer
Joshua Keene, L&C Mortgages
Louise Kelleher, Coreco
Elizabeth Obee, Moneysprite
Specialist
John Cozzolino, L&C Mortgages
Paul Merrett, CLS Money
Matthew Yassin, Coreco Specialist Finance
Protection
Kerry Parker, CMME
Chris Jackson, Mortgage Advice Bureau/Brook FS
Stephen Pickering, One77 Mortgages
General Insurance
Jon Leyshon, Just Mortgages
Barry Pappin, Mortgage Advice Bureau
Crystal Walton, One77 Mortgages
Overall
Louise Oliver, Kings Financial/Mortgage Advice Bureau
Ben Tadd, L&C Mortgages
Laura Windmill, Shipways
Other categories
Marketeer
Gemma Bacon, Mortgage Advice Bureau
Lauren Bagley, Sesame Bankhall Group
Riona Mulherin, Paradigm Mortgage Services
Innovation Advocate
Michael Aldridge, L&C Mortgages
Mark Lofthouse, Mortgage Brain
James Tucker, Twenty7Tec
Lender categories
Rising Star – Product Provider
James Burwood, NatWest Intermediary Solutions
Gareth Gale, BM Solutions
Wes Regis, Hodge Lifetime
Operations/Credit Risk
Derek Burt, Lloyds Banking Group
Chris Preston, Precise Mortgages
Joanne West, Barclays
Telephony Relationship Manager
Harvey Bishop, NatWest Intermediary Solutions
Colin Douglass, Virgin Money
John Wadham, Leeds Building Society
Business Development
Stuart Brady, NatWest Intermediary Solutions
Debbie Green, Barclays
Elizabeth Williams, Virgin Money
Head of Sales or National Accounts
Paul Adams, Santander for Intermediaries
Richard Beardshaw, HSBC for Intermediaries
Iain Smith, Bank of Ireland
Business Leader categories
Specialist Distribution
Craig Hall, Legal & General Mortgage Club
Terry Higgins, The New Homes Group
Rob Jupp, Brightstar Financial
Surveyor
Simon Jackson, SDL Group
Paul Wareham, Countrywide
Kevin Webb, Legal & General Surveying Services
Conveyancer
Doug Crawford, My Home Move
David Gilman, Blacks Connect
Steve Goodall, ULS technology
Protection or General Insurance Provider
Craig Brown, Legal & General
Steve Bryan, The Exeter
Andy Philo, VitalityLife
Broker (Under 40 Advisers)
Matt Lowndes, Coreco
Alastair McKee, One77 Mortgages
Jon Stones, Mortgage 1st
Broker (40 and more Advisers)
Peter Brodnicki, Mortgage Advice Bureau
Phillip Cartwright, L&C Mortgages
Ying Tan, The Buy to Let Business
Mortgage Club
Robert Hunt, Paradigm Mortgages Services
Lisa Martin, TMA
Ying Tan, Buy to Let Club
Network
John Cupis, Openwork
Mark Graves, Sesame Bankhall Group
Sally Laker, Mortgage Intelligence
Intermediary Lender (less than £5bn gross lending p.a)
Steve Ellis, Legal & General Home Finance
Maria Harris, Digital Mortgages by Atom bank
Charles Morley, Metro Bank
Intermediary Lender (£5bn or more gross lending p.a)
Craig Calder, Barclays
Esther Dijkstra, Lloyds Banking Group
Graham Felstead, NatWest Intermediary Solutions
Good luck to everyone from Mortgage Solutions.