Openwork added 160 mortgage advisers to its membership in the first quarter of 2018.

This is the network’s biggest quarterly intake of new mortgage advisers for eight years.

In 2017, 444 new mortgage advisers joined the group.

The total number of advisers across Openwork Group now stands at 3,690.

Stephen Wildgoose, recruitment and growth director at Openwork, said: “These positive recruitment figures reflect the strength of Openwork’s proposition and quality of service, as well as our reputation as a progressive, profitable, and well managed network.

“It is a particularly exciting time for Openwork, with partners now owning the majority share following Zurich’s divestment, and we look forward to welcoming more advisers to our network as we continue to grow.”