The Connells Group and Sesame Bankhall Group have embarked upon a new strategic partnership.

The agreement will involve a range of services including the provision of protection products through Connells’ network of 450 mortgage consultants.

As part of the new partnership, Sesame Bankhall Group has facilitated an arrangement that will see Connells Group mortgage consultants, based in its nationwide network of estate agency branches, offering a full range of protection products from Friends Life, including term assurance, critical illness and income protection.

Adrian Scott, mortgage services director for Connells Group, said: “I am delighted to launch our partnership with Sesame Bankhall Group and look forward to working together to utilise every opportunity the collaboration has to offer.