The winners of the Equity Release Awards were announced last night at an in-person ceremony at Hilton Bankside.
Congratulations to all the winners.
Best Financial Adviser – five or fewer advisers sponsored by Aviva
Laterliving now!
Best Financial Adviser – six to 19 advisers sponsored by Just
Viva Retirement Solutions
Best Financial Adviser – 20+ advisers sponsored by Canada Life
Age Partnership
Best Individual Adviser sponsored by Pure Retirement
Dennis Kreijns, Just Compare Retirement
Best Mortgage Club
Air Club
Best Distributor for Adviser Support, Training & Development sponsored by Hodge
Air Club
Best Conveyancer
Gilroy Steel
Best Surveyor
e.surv
Best Business Development Manager sponsored by Air Club
Nicola Palmer, Canada Life
Best Underwriter
Paul O’Hara, Canada Life
Best Provider for Adviser Support, Training & Development
Canada Life
Best Provider for Service sponsored by Equity Release Council
Canada Life
Best Provider for Products
Pure Retirement
Best Overall Provider for Lifetime Mortgages
Legal & General Home Finance
Anna is currently the deputy editor for Mortgage Solutions and editor for Specialist Lending Solutions. She has worked as a journalist since 2019, having secured her Gold Standard NCTJ diploma from News Associates in a fast-track six-month course.
She started her career as a report at specialist publication The Insurance Insider covering a wide range of areas before joining Mortgage Solutions and Specialist Lending Solutions in 2021.
In her role, she helps put together and structure the news agenda for the day and writes up press releases, reports, interviews, analyses and exclusives across both titles. She also commissions blogs for Specialist Lending Solutions and hosts online masterclasses and in-person events across the business.
She has been shortlisted for three journalism awards, which include BIBA Journalist and Media Awards Scoop of Year Award in 2020, Headline Money Mortgage Journalist of the Year Award (B2B) in 2022 and 2023.
Prior to being a journalist, Anna worked in ecommerce across Snow + Rock, Cycle Surgery and Runners Need websites, and before that worked at specialist financial PR firm Rostrum.
In her spare time, Anna enjoys reading, seeing live music, and cooking for friends and family. When she gets a chance, she also enjoys hiking, skiing and indoor rock climbing.
