Jannels was appointed CEO in 2019, when the trade body was known as the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL).
The BDLA said he has “played a pivotal role in shaping its influence and relevance across the bridging, development, and specialist property finance sector”.
It continued on to say that under his leadership, the trade body has grown its membership to around 100 organisations and brought out several “landmark initiatives”.
He is currently the executive chair of Impact Specialist Finance and Impact SF Packaging.
Prior to that, Jannels was a director on the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) board for around five years. Before that, he was director of Unity Homeloans between 2006 and 2008.
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He also acted as director and chairperson of the Professional Mortgage Packagers Alliance between 2001 and 2008.
Jannels has also worked at Citibank, Nationwide and Provincial Building Society.
Jannels said: “It’s been a real privilege to serve as CEO of the BDLA and I’m extremely proud of what we’ve achieved during my tenure. We’ve launched the Certified Practitioner in Specialist Property Finance (CPSP) qualification, which has helped raise standards across the sector; we’ve worked closely with the sector as it has grown through regulatory and challenging economic periods; we’ve introduced the annual Bridging Market Survey in collaboration with Interpath Advisory; and we have now collaborated with SIRA in the development of a sophisticated early warning fraud platform that will prove a huge leap forward for short-term lending.
“Given all of this and, having spent more than 53 years in the world of mortgages, it now feels like the right time to hand over the BDLA reins to someone new who can lead the association in its next growth phase. I look forward to supporting the transition during the remainder of the year.”
Alan Margolis, director of Greymax and member of the BDLA’s executive committee, said: “Vic’s contribution to the BDLA and the wider industry cannot be overstated. His leadership, energy and integrity have helped to shape the BDLA into the authoritative and respected organisation it is today.
“On behalf of the executive committee and our members, I want to thank him for his tireless service and dedication. We are committed to finding a successor who can build on Vic’s legacy and continue to champion the interests of bridging and development lenders – especially in continuing the BDLA’s lead across fraud prevention, education and policy representation.”
