Black & White Bridging has committed to upskill its entire workforce over the next few months and use the Certified Practitioner in Specialist Property Finance (CPSP) qualification as a framework to do this.

One of the aims of this training will be to further improve Black & White’s service, by raising standards, and by building skills and knowledge; its current turnaround time from application to completion is 57 days

Black & White says it will invest in its entire workforce, including the leadership team, to make sure they complete and pass the CPSP.

Black & White Bridging’s relationship manager, David McCarthy is the first person from the company to go through the programme. He was a CeMap qualified, residential mortgage broker, before switching to focus on bridging.

McCarthy (pictured) said: “It is really refreshing to work for a company who is so dedicated to training and to everybody in the company being the best they can be.

“I found the CPSP to be a really valuable process to go through. Making the switch to bridging from the mortgage market, I wanted to make sure I had the same in-depth knowledge that I had of mainstream mortgages. Completing the CPSP really took my knowledge of the bridging markets up a level, in a way that means I will be able to provide additional value and help to the brokers that we deal with every day.”

Vic Jannels, chairman at the ASTL and one of the initiators of the CPSP, added: “The CPSP helps to significantly raise standards in the specialist lending industry, increasing both knowledge and the level of professionalism. Black & White Bridging is one of the first companies which has committed to put every person at every level through the training, clearly demonstrating its commitment to operating at the very highest standards. This is something we would like to see rolled out across the specialist industry.”