Now, in its seventh year, the luminaries of the mortgage world gathered at the Westminster Park Plaza in London to honour the achievements and successes of individuals across the sector, who have risen to the challenge of finding unexpected opportunities in a hard market.
Look out for full awards coverage, including photos and videos, coming soon.
The winners of the British Mortgage Awards 2012 are:
Lender people of the Year
Business Development
Gwen Reid, Halifax Intermediaries
Head of Sales
Rob Barnard, Aldermore Mortgages
Head of National Accounts
John Truswell, Virgin Money
Operations and Credit Risk
Paul Gibbins, Coventry Intermediaries
Young Achiever
Kate Welland, Hinckley & Rugby Building Society
Business leader of the year
Lender
David Finlay, Woolwich, mortgages from Barclays
Broker (with 20 or more advisers)
Peter Brodnicki, Mortgage Advice Bureau
Broker (Less than 20 advisers)
Paul Welch, Largemortgageloans.com
Mortgage Club
John Cupis, PMS
GI or Protection
Andy Philo, PruProtect
Network
Paul Shearman, Openwork
Surveyor
Steve Goodall, Legal & General Surveying Services
Conveyancer
Sue Spurgeon, Countrywide Conveyancing Services
Specialist distribution
Andy Frankish, Mortgage Advice Bureau
Broker people of the year
First time buyer
Mark Pender, Mortgage Advice Bureau
Buy to Let
Steve Olejnik, Mortgages for Business
GI and Protection
Katie Pisanu, London and Country Mortgages
Equity Release
John Kelly, Parker Kelly Financial Services
Large Loans
Ian Gray, Largemortgageloans.com
Young achiever
Russell Jenkins, Simply Finance Group
Best overall
Esther Martin, Mortgage Advice Bureau
Other
Technology advocate
Mark Lofthouse, Mortgage Brain
Marketer
Fiona Kitchin, Woolwich, mortgages from Barclays
Press spokesperson
Robert Sinclair, AMI
Lifetime Achievement
Phillip Cartwright, London and Country Mortgages