Paradigm Mortgage Services has revealed the first 2015 quarterly winners of its lender and provider awards.

The awards are voted for by Paradigm’s directly authorised Partner members each month and the results have been collated over the course of the first three months of the year to decide the winners.

The first quarterly winners for 2015 are as follows: 

·         Best Overall Lender – Nationwide for Intermediaries.

·         Best Residential Lender – Virgin Money.

·         Best Buy-to-let Lender – Virgin Money.

·         Best Specialist Lender/Distributor – Brightstar Financial.

·         Best Equity Release Lender – Hodge Lifetime.

·         Best Life Protection Provider – Bright Grey.

·         Best General Insurance Provider – Paymentshield.

·         Best Critical/Serious Illness Provider – Bright Grey.

·         Best Income Protection Provider – Exeter Family Friendly.

 Paradigm’s partner members vote monthly for their top three lenders and providers in each category, enabling Paradigm to provide an ongoing snapshot of advisers’ views over the three-month period. The mortgage services proposition claim this monthly process ensures those lenders and providers who consistently deliver service excellence are appropriately recognised.

Bob Hunt, chief executive of Paradigm Mortgage Services, said: “Our Lender and Provider Awards were launched to recognise those organisations that provide exceptional products and services, and which are most valued by our member firms. Since inception, we have built the number of individuals voting in the awards each month and they now cover business writers, para-planners, key support personnel and Principals – this helps provide a fully-rounded view on each and every lender/provider and means that our winners know they’re hitting the right spot across a variety of firms and individuals.

“The winners for quarter one this year are somewhat changed from our full 2014 results with notable mentions for both Virgin Money and Bright Grey who both picked up two wins this time. Nationwide for Intermediaries has also excelled, picking up the Overall Lender award again, while Exeter Family Friendly has also maintained its dominance in the Best Income Protection category. Big congratulations also to our new winners, Hodge Lifetime, Paymentshield and Brightstar Financial.

“Voting in our Awards is ongoing and we know those lenders and providers not recognised this time are working harder with member firms to ensure they pick up more votes in quarter two.”