Chartered surveying firm e.surv has announced an extension and expansion of its relationship with Virgin Money.

The partnership will see e.surv act as the sole panel manager for both brands and undertake the majority of the bank’s desktop and mortgage valuation requirements.

It also has a brief to support innovation in this service element of the mortgage application process.

Richard Sexton (pictured), director of business development at e.surv, said: “We’ve had long term relationships with both the former Clydesdale Bank and Virgin Money and therefore when the combined business wanted to review its valuation arrangements as part of its wider rationalisation and moderation projects, we were pleased to be engaged to explore this opportunity.”

Hardeep Nagra, valuation strategy manager at Virgin Money, added: “Over the years e.surv have demonstrated a flexible and innovative approach to delivering our property assessment needs and we are looking forward to evolving the service further to ensure a truly best in class experience for our customers and the brokers who support them.”