This year’s awards will help recognise some of the outstanding achievements during the extraordinary situation over the last few weeks. Thank you to everyone for nominating during this unprecedented time.
In response to the Covid-19 outbreak, The British Mortgage Awards 2020 has been rescheduled and will be held on Tuesday 15 December at the Park Plaza, Westminster, London.
All those shortlisted will now go through to the judging process on June 10 and 11 where they will be interviewed remotely.
Good luck to everyone.
Broker
Rising Star – Distributer
Elliott Benson, Connells Group
Kimberley Gates, Sirius Property Finance
Jack Gear, Mortgage Advice Bureau
New Build
Joe Fennelly, Alexander Hall Associates
Ben Walker, Mortgage Advice Bureau New Homes
Neil Waller, Just Mortgages
Large Loans sponsored by PMS
Andrew Chalton, LDNfinance
Tom Foster, largemortgageloans.com
Ayron Waller, One 77 Mortgages
Later Life Lending
James Hood, Key Group
Tracey Lucas, Mortgage Advice Bureau
Ron Radway, Essex Equity Release Advice Centre
Buy to Let sponsored by Paragon
Rachel Geddes, Mortgage Advice Bureau
Duncan Winsland, The Buy to Let Broker
Shahed Zaman, Just Mortgages
First-time Buyer
Stephanie Daley, Alexander Hall Associates
Laz Doel, Moneysprite
Nathan Reeves, Mortgage Advice Bureau
Complex Credit
Rob Gill, Altura Mortgage Finance
Luke Saint, Mortgage Thoughts
Stephanie Seddon, Right Choice Mortgages
Protection
Faz Musa, Mortgage Advice Bureau
Rhys Schofield, Peak Mortgages and Protection
Jennifer Tolhurst, Connells Group
General Insurance
Sunjay Chauhan, Mortgage Advice Bureau
Jack Cook, One 77 Mortgages
Lauren Cunningham, Just Mortgages
Overall sponsored by Virgin Money
Joe Childes, Right Choice Mortgages
Ashley Davis, Connells Group
David Norfolk, Alexander Hall Associates
Other
Administrator
Katrina Gould, Mortgage Advice Bureau
Stephanie Healey, SRC Financial Services
Katie Hoyle, One 77 Mortgages
Development & Innovation Advocate
Donna Brenchley, Mortgage Advice Bureau
Graham Closier, Connells Group
Mark Lofthouse, Mortgage Brain
Lender
Rising Star – Product Provider sponsored by Primis Mortgage Network
Aouse Fattah, Aldermore
Mia House, HTB
Juliette Meads, The Exeter
Operations/Credit Risk sponsored by Countrywide
Derek Burt, Lloyds Banking Group
Iain Chambers, Clydesdale Bank
Kerry Washbrook, Landbay
Telephony Relationship Manager sponsored by Openwork
Colin Douglass, Virgin Money
Stephen Goodswen, NatWest Intermediary Solutions
Jonathan Smith, BM Solutions
Business Development sponsored by Alexander Hall Associates
Nathan Bridgeman, Nationwide
Kelly Stowell, Accord Mortgages
Laura Underdown, HSBC UK
Head of Sales & National Accounts sponsored by Sesame
Richard Beardshaw, HSBC UK
Mark Bullard, NatWest Intermediary Solutions
Iain Smith, Bank of Ireland
Business Leader
Specialist Distribution sponsored by Precise Mortgages
Dale Jannels, impact specialist finance
Rob Jupp, Brightstar Financial
Stuart Wilson, AiR Group
Surveyor
Jane Cross, e.surv
Simon Jackson, SDL Surveying
Kevin Webb, Legal & General Surveying Services
Conveyancer
David Gilman, Blacks Connect
Steve Goodall, ULS technology
Alan Young, Optimus
Protection or General Insurance Provider
Craig Brown, Legal & General
Steve Bryan, The Exeter
Mark Hutchings, Berkeley Alexander
Broker (fewer than 10 advisers) sponsored by HSBC UK
Joe Daniels, Nouveau Financial
Christopher Davies, First Financial Solutions (Wales)
Paul Johnson, Premier Property Solutions
Broker (11 to 50 advisers)
Debbie Bell, Thomas Oliver
Andrew Montlake, Coreco
Dominic Scott, Alexander Hall Associates
Broker (over 51 advisers) sponsored by Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries
Peter Brodnicki, Mortgage Advice Bureau
Will Hale, Key Group
John Phillips, Just Mortgages
Mortgage Club sponsored by BM Solutions
Jane Benjamin, PMS
Robert Hunt, Paradigm Mortgage Services
Kevin Roberts, Legal & General Mortgage Club
Network sponsored by Halifax Intermediaries
John Cupis, Openwork
Richard Howells, Sesame
Sally Laker, Mortgage Intelligence
Intermediary Lender (less than £5bn gross lending p.a)
John Goodall, Landbay
Alan Cleary, Precise Mortgages
Charles Morley, Metro Bank
Intermediary Lender (£5bn or more gross lending p.a) sponsored by Mortgage Advice Bureau
Esther Dijkstra, Lloyds Banking Group
Jeremy Duncombe, Accord Mortgages
Chris Pearson, HSBC UK
Industry insiders have until 7 May to make an entry.
In the 15 years since The British Mortgage Awards were introduced, the industry has undergone several significant changes, but each year, nominees and winners have demonstrated excellence in the intermediary sector.
This year our finalists will have navigated through unprecedented challenges to our market and to society and will have demonstrated a commitment to the best customer outcomes in such difficult circumstances.
The Mortgage Solutions team believes it is always vitally important to recognise such excellence, no matter the market.
The British Mortgage Awards 2020 will be rescheduled in response to the Covid-19 outbreak. The awards, which had been scheduled to take place on Thursday 9 July, will now be held on Tuesday 15 December at the Park Plaza, Westminster, London.
Jane Benjamin, director of mortgages at Sesame Bankhall Group, said: “The British Mortgage Awards is a celebration of the achievements and success of our mortgage industry, which in 2020 has never been so important.
“Each and every one of us can take pride in the resilience of our mortgage market, businesses, colleagues and friends. PMS and Sesame look forward to celebrating with our exceptional industry leaders on 15 December.”
John Cupis, mortgage director at Openwork, said: “The BMAs acknowledge the best of individual human endeavour in our marketplace.
“Never before has it been more important to recognise the human achievements of last year, but also how we have adapted to the environment in which we now find ourselves to ensure the mortgage market thrives for customers in a new world.”
Keep up to date by following Mortgage Solutions’ pages on Twitter and Instagram. The hashtag for the awards is #BMA2020.
To nominate someone visit: https://www.mortgagesolutions.co.uk/events/british-mortgage-awards/nominate/?pfat=5697300306704c52bdf76e290f99fa9d
The deadline to nominate is Thursday 7 May 2020.
The change has been made to accommodate the continued uncertainty around the Covid-19 pandemic and ensure the welfare and safety of all guests, sponsors, suppliers and colleagues.
It is hoped that by December movement restrictions will be lifted and the industry will be able to come together and celebrate the stand out achievements of the most deserving individuals in the UK mortgage industry who truly went beyond expectation and demonstrated excellence in their respective roles.
Nominations and judging
The nominations process will remain open and the deadline to vote for someone will be the 7 May 2020.
Judging will take place remotely on the 10 and 11 June with all finalists interviewed over the phone, to give each one the opportunity to bring to life the achievements they have submitted as part of their testimonial.
Interviews also allow finalists to articulate their achievements in the last 12 months both prior to the Covid-19 epidemic and their contributions to positive client outcomes since the market has been adversely affected.
Mortgage Solutions managing director Iain Cartlidge, said: “It is very difficult to predict when society or our market will return to any kind of normality and we want to be confident that we will be delivering this important event at a time that is both appropriate and valuable to all those involved.
“We remain committed to providing a platform to showcase those deserving individuals who continue to deliver exceptional outcomes in extraordinary circumstances and we believe that by moving the event to December we will be in a position to bring the industry together to recognise our individual and collective resilience.”
All table and sponsorship bookings will be carried forward to the new date.
Please visit www.britishmortgageawards.com for more details where nominations can also be made.
The awards, which had been scheduled to take place on Thursday 9 July, will now be held on Thursday 3 September at the Park Plaza, Westminster, London.
Nominations are still open and the deadline to vote for someone will remain as Friday 1 May.
The judging day will take place at a later time than originally scheduled, with the new date still to be confirmed.
All table and sponsorship bookings will be carried forward to the new date.
Welfare top priority
The decision was taken by the Mortgage Solutions team following government advice to avoid non-essential contact with others and unnecessary travel.
The welfare and safety of all guests, sponsors, suppliers and colleagues is our top priority and with the uncertainty around how this situation will evolve over the coming weeks, we feel that this is the most appropriate course of action in the current climate.
Mortgage Solutions managing director Iain Cartlidge, said: “This is the 15th year of the British Mortgage Awards and in each year, every finalist has shown a willingness to raise the bar and excel in their own role, they embrace change and innovate, or adapt and seize the opportunity that our market inevitably creates.
“Despite the unprecedented situation our society currently faces, we think it appropriate that those people who have driven the market forward in the last 12 months should have their deserving moment in the spotlight, which is why we were determined to reschedule this important event.
“We are very much looking forward to bringing the industry together and welcoming you all to the event on 3 September.”
Please visit www.britishmortgageawards.com for more details where nominations can also be made.
The British Mortgage Awards 2019 recognise the stand out achievements of the most deserving individuals in the UK mortgage industry.
The deadline to nominate is Friday 3 May with those shortlisted being assessed by a panel of respected industry judges.
Winners will be announced at a glittering gala dinner on 4 July at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge.
A full list of categories is available below. Shortlists are drawn up in each category based on the number and spread of nominations for a particular individual.
A weighting system is applied to the overall number of nominations cast to ensure greater emphasis is placed on the relevant nominations cast from outside the nominees’ own business, so campaigning really counts.
And this year, Mortgage Solutions is making personalised banners available for those who want to campaign for nominations – contact Lorraine.francisco@ae3media.co.uk for information about these.
You can nominate using this link to the awards website.
Follow #BMA2019
Congratulations go to our 2018 winners who truly went beyond expectation and demonstrated excellence to claim their titles – you can see all the winners here.
And here are the photos from the night itself.
Keep up to date by following our pages on Twitter and Instagram. The hashtag for the awards is #BMA2019.
You can read more about the nominations and judging processes by following the links to the awards website.
Broker
Rising Star – Distributor
New Build
Large Loans
Later Life Lending
Buy to Let
First-time Buyer
Complex Credit
Protection
General Insurance
Overall
Other
Administrator
Development & Innovation Advocate
Lender
Rising Star – Product Provider
Operations/Credit Risk
Telephony Relationship Manager
Business Development
Head of Sales and National Accounts
Business Leader
Specialist Distribution
Surveyor
Conveyancer
Protection or General Insurance Provider
Broker (fewer than 10 advisers)
Broker (11 to 50 advisers)
Broker (over 51 advisers)
Mortgage Club
Network
Intermediary Lender (less than £5bn gross lending p.a)
Intermediary Lender (£5bn or more gross lending p.a)
Lifetime Achievement – not able to be nominated
