As we progress through the pandemic, we asked what approach lenders are taking to furloughed employment and payment holidays? Are there any areas for improvement? And what steps can be taken to manage and improve current processing times.

The panel included

•  Alan Ferguson, Senior Corporate Account Manager at NatWest Intermediary Solutions
• Rob Jupp, CEO of The Brightstar Group
• Tanya Toumadj, CEO of Mortgage Broker Tools
•  Rory Joseph, Founding Director of JLM Mortgage Network

The conversation was recorded on Wednesday 30th September, and was a really lively discussion that digressed from our initial questions and addressed a wide range of important and relevant topics

Here’s this week’s discussion...

Please note, this podcast is intended for mortgage intermediaries and professionals only.

This month I spoke with a panel of experts from different areas of the market to talk about the current challenges that brokers and their clients face in securing high LTV mortgages, some of the reasons behind those challenges and some potential solutions to help open up the market.

The panel included:

•  Clare Jarvis, a broker with MAB  
• Nicola Alvarez, Corporate Account Manager of Proposition Development at Accord Mortgages
• Simon Jackson, COO at SDL Surveying
• Patrick Bamford, Business Development Director at AmTrust International

The conversation was recorded on Wednesday 22nd July and provided a real insight into the current dynamics in this part of the market.

This week’s episode focuses on the Later Life Lending Market and features a panel of experts, who include

·      Tom Webster, Partner at Sentry Advice

·      Richard Groom, Head of Mortgage Sales at Tipton & Coseley Building Society

·      Stuart Wilson, CEO at AiR Group

·      Chris Brown, Head of Distribution of Lifetime Mortgages at One Family

The conversation was recorded on Friday 19th June and covered the growing demand and future opportunities for later life lending, the recent FCA review into equity release advice and the role for appropriate use of technology in the sector.

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

This week’s episode focuses on the second charge mortgage market and features a panel of experts, who include:

·      Darren Perry, National Account Manager at Brightstar Financial

·      Rob Barnard, Director of Intermediaries at Masthaven Bank

·      Matthew Batte, Senior Relationship Manager at Shawbrook Bank

·      Simon Burnell, Head of Products - Mortgages and Bridging at United Trust Bank

It was a lively conversation recorded on Friday 12th June and covered the current demand for second charge mortgages, future opportunities and challenges, as well as the role that education will have in helping the market return to surpassing £100m a month in completions as it achieved earlier this year.

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

This week’s episode focuses on Bridging and Development finance, with a panel discussion featuring:

•  James Bloom, Director at Alternative Bridging Corporation
• Jonathan Newman, Partner at Brightstone Law
• Jo Breeden, Managing Director at Crystal Specialist Finance
• Vic Jannels who is both Chairman at Impact Specialist Finance and the CEO of the ASTL

The conversation was recorded on Friday 5th June and ranged from the latest information on the moratorium and how this is impacting lending, through to the current demand for bridging and future opportunities.

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

This week’s episode focuses on Buy to Let and features two sections.

The first is a discussion with a panel of experts who include:

• Helen Harrison, Head of Sales at Santander
• Steve Cox, Distribution Director at Fleet Mortgages
• Liz Syms, Owner at Connect For Intermediaries
• Doug Hall, Director at 3mc

 
The conversation ranges from the challenges facing landlords, through to the current product landscape and what recovery in the sector might look like in the coming months.

The second part of the podcast features an interview with Aviram Shahar, Co-Founder and CEO at Lendlord about some of the insights they have learned from landlords using the platform in recent weeks.

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

This week’s episode focuses on the specialist lending market and features two sections.

Part 1 is a panel discussion with a group of experts, including:

• Rob Jupp, CEO at The Brightstar Group
• Jeff Knight, Director of Marketing at Foundation Homeloans
• Pete Muglestone, Managing Director at Online Mortgage Advisor
• Rory Joseph, Founding Director at JLM Mortgage Networ
• David Jones, Director at Click2Check

The conversation ranges from the ways that businesses are adapting to cope with COVID-19, through to the opportunities for lenders and brokers to help customers as we emerge from the pandemic.

Part 2 is an interview with Laurence Morey, CEO of Pepper Money, about what the lender is doing to support intermediaries and some of the challenges faced by non-bank lenders.

It’s a really insightful and honest conversation that you don’t want to miss.

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

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