Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has announced that the specialist property finance trade body, FIBA, is once again partnering with MBE to hold the FIBA Annual Conference as part of MBE North 2024.

MBE North will take place at Manchester Central, the northern venue for MBE, on 19 March 2024.

As well as holding the FIBA Annual Conference, there will be a full seminar programme at MBE North which will be chaired by Rob Barnard, director of intermediary relationships at Pepper Money. The full seminar programme will be announced in early 2024.

Registration for MBE North is now open and visitors can register here in advance to attend.

Mike Mikunda (pictured) from MBE said: “We are delighted to be working again with FIBA to host their Annual Conference at MBE North.

“FIBA’s participation gives MBE North an added dimension and enables our broker visitors to meet a wide variety of lenders, including many who are in the specialist property finance sector. As ever, visitors can also earn CPD hours toward the CII/Personal Finance Society member CPD scheme.”

Martin Reynolds, chairman of FIBA, added: “Our relationship with MBE is deepening each year and we were delighted with the attendance at this year’s Annual Conference in Manchester. To be able to announce our return is a positive move and we look forward to meeting both our members and lender partners again next March.”