This week’s podcast was recorded on Friday 15th May, just two days after surveyors and estate agents were given the go ahead to resume activity.

Our panel of experts included:

• Esther Dijkstra, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Lloyds Banking Group
• Joanne Carrasco, Business Partnerships Director at Stonebridge Group
• Joe Arnold, Managing Director of Arnold and Baldwin Chartered Surveyors
• John Coffield, Head of Mortgages at Paradigm Mortgage Services
• Paul Adams, Director of Sales at Pepper Money
• Andrew Montlake, Managing Director at Coreco Mortgage Brokers

The conversation ranged from a behind the curtain insight into what surveyors have been doing this week to be ready to mobilise, through to what the new normal might look like for lenders and brokers. 

And it’s worth listening until the end, when I ask the panel what positives they can take from the current situation and am met with some particularly uplifting responses.

This podcast is intended for professionals working in the secured lending industry