Getting to know you

Getting to know you: Tony Hall, head of business development, Saffron for Intermediaries

Name: Tony Hall Age: 55 Location: Cheltenham Firm: Saffron for Intermediaries Education: Comprehensive school education, left school at...

Getting to know you: Robin Thiara, telephone BDM, Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries

Name: Robin Thiara Age: 20 Location: Leicester Firm: Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries Interests: Sports (football, cricket and...

Getting to know you: Kevin Tunnicliffe, CEO at Sort Group

Name: Tunnicliffe Age: 58 (59 this month) Location: Derby Firm: Sort Group Education: Secondary School Specialty: Evolving conveyancing Interests:...

Getting to know you: Owen Bentley, sales director at Inspired Lending

Name: Owen Bentley Age: 46 Location: Nationwide Firm: Inspired Lending Education: University Specialty: Lending! Interests: Anything sport related. I play...

Getting to know you: Nicola Ashby, Shawbrook

Name: Nicola Ashby Age: 29 Location: Midlands Firm: Shawbrook Retail – The Mortgage Lender (TML) and Bluestone...

Getting to Know You: Matt Coulson, Heron Financial

Name: Matt Coulson Age: 39 Location: Newcastle Firm: Heron Financial Education: High school Specialty: Tech-enabled mortgage advice, ethical...

Getting to know you: Paige Golia, Buckinghamshire Building Society

Name: Paige Golia Age: 26 Location: Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire Firm: Buckinghamshire Building Society Education: Chalfonts Community...

Getting to know you: James Travers, Darlington Building Society

Name: James Travers Age: 38 Location: Teesside Firm: Darlington Building Society Education: CeMAP Specialty: Self-build Interests: The three Fs...

Getting to know you: Lee Trett, Echo Finance

Name: Lee Trett Age: 43 Location: Wirral Firm: Echo Finance, Leadcrowd, Money Helpdesk Education: Fully-qualified mortgage, protection...

Getting to know you: Phil Lawford, Furness Building Society

Name: Phil Lawford Age: 54 Location: Midlands Firm: Furness Building Society Education: School of life Specialty: Individual underwriting Interests:...

Getting to know you: Heather Greatorex, Heath Mortgage Solutions

Name: Heather Greatorex Age: 28 Location: London Qualification Year: 2021 Firm: Heath Mortgage Solutions Education: 2:1 Psychology degree Specialty:...

Getting to know you: Saul Conway, AS Financial

Name: Saul Conway Age: 45 Location: London Qualification Year: 2003 Firm: AS Financial Specialty: Financial Services Entrepreneur Education: Honours Degree...

Getting to know you: Mike Lawlor, Integrity Wealth Management

Name: Mike Lawlor Age: 48 Location: High Barnet Qualification Year: 2004 Firm: Integrity Wealth Management Specialty: Large loans Education: Politics...

Getting to know you: Jack Davidson, London Money

Name: Jack Davidson Age: 36 Location: Kent Qualification Year: 2025 Firm: London Money Specialty: Holistic advice Interests: Travelling, eating out...
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Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

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