The nominees for this year’s British Specialist Lending Awards have been confirmed, with 25 awards up for grabs.
The nominations for the British Specialist Lending Awards have been rolling in since December last year, with 25 awards across brokers, lenders and business leaders up for grabs.
Finalists will be interviewed on the 21 March by our panel of experienced and esteemed judges, with the illustrious event taking place on 16 May at Hilton London Bankside.
Congratulations to all our nominees.
Broker
Rising Star – Distributor sponsored by Landbay
Jonathan Green – Dynamo
Adriana Fedor – Connect for Intermediaries
Mussa Hussain – Coreco Specialist Finance
Complex Buy to Let sponsored by Solutions by Foundation
Shazad Ahmed – Elan Property Finance
Michael Flower – Dynamo
Tom Headey – The Buy to Let Broker
Commercial Finance
George Sanford – VIBE Finance
Darryl Jones – Master Finance Specialist Brokers
Charlotte Stanford – Sirius Finance
Second Charge sponsored by One Mortgage System
Alfred Crooks – FinSpace Group
Rachael Peach – Dynamo
Sarah Stroud – Truffle Specialist Finance
Bridging and Short-term Finance
Sonny Gosai – Norton Broker Services
Narinder Gill – Coreco Specialist Finance
Liam Arnold – FinSpace Group
Complex Income
Victoria Bennett – HD Consultants
Natalie Hines – Premier One Mortgages
Sarah Grace – Sarah Grace Mortgages
Adverse Credit
Gindy Mathoon – Create Finance
Sarah Tinkler – Clever Mortgages
Stephanie Seddon – Right Choice Mortgages
Administrator sponsored by Pepper Money
Robyn Matthews – Brilliant Solutions
Kiran Chawla – Dynamo
Beth Clayton – VIBE Finance
Lender
Rising Star – Product Provider
Amy Stones – Quantum Mortgages
Cameron Levitt – Avamore Capital
James Harrison – Paragon Bank
Underwriter
Jordan Thompson – Lendinvest
David Francis – Landbay
Stephen Mettler – Hampshire Trust Bank
Business Development
Hayley Gittins – Aldermore
Martin Burgess – Metro Bank
Andrew Heath – The Mortgage Lender
Head of Sales
Joanne Hollins – Metro Bank
Jason Wilde – Paragon Bank
Niamh Downey – Bluestone Mortgages
Head of National Accounts
Louise Apollonio – The Mortgage Lender
Rob Barnard – Pepper Money
Spencer Gale – Quantum Mortgages
Business Leader Development & Innovation Advocate
Dale Jannels – One Mortgage System
Nicola Firth – Knowledge Bank
Phil Bailey – loan.co.uk
Specialist Distribution sponsored by Together
Lucy Waters – Aria Finance
Liz Syms – Connect for Intermediaries
Michael Craig – Brilliant Solutions
Surveyor
Peter Hughes – Gateway Surveyors
David Ellison – Pinnacle Surveyors
Ross Bowen – Connells Survey & Valuation
Conveyancer
Ian Errington – Blacks Solicitors
Carol Nuttall – Adlington Law
Kevin Tunnicliffe – Sort Group
Bridging Lender sponsored by Crystal Specialist Finance
Sundeep Patel – United Trust Bank
Scott Marshall – Roma Finance
Anna Lewis – Castle Trust Bank
Commercial Finance Lender
Marc Goldberg – Together
Marc Callaghan – OSB Group
Tom Simpson – YBS Commercial
Complex Buy-to-let Lender sponsored by Blacks Solicitors
Chris Daly – Hampshire Trust Bank
Mike Cook – Market Financial Solutions
John Goodall – Landbay
Second Charge Lender
Ryan McGrath – Pepper Money
Marie Grundy – West One
Buster Tolfree – United Trust Bank
Complex Income Lender
Charles Morley – Metro Bank
Sara Palmer – The Mortgage Lender
Vicki Harris – Kensington Mortgages
Adverse Credit Lender
Paul Adams – Pepper Money
Mark Hollands – Bluestone Mortgages
Jon Cooper – Aldermore
Anna is currently the deputy editor for Mortgage Solutions and editor for Specialist Lending Solutions. She has worked as a journalist since 2019, having secured her Gold Standard NCTJ diploma from News Associates in a fast-track six-month course.
She started her career as a report at specialist publication The Insurance Insider covering a wide range of areas before joining Mortgage Solutions and Specialist Lending Solutions in 2021.
In her role, she helps put together and structure the news agenda for the day and writes up press releases, reports, interviews, analyses and exclusives across both titles. She also commissions blogs for Specialist Lending Solutions and hosts online masterclasses and in-person events across the business.
She has been shortlisted for three journalism awards, which include BIBA Journalist and Media Awards Scoop of Year Award in 2020, Headline Money Mortgage Journalist of the Year Award (B2B) in 2022 and 2023.
Prior to being a journalist, Anna worked in ecommerce across Snow + Rock, Cycle Surgery and Runners Need websites, and before that worked at specialist financial PR firm Rostrum.
In her spare time, Anna enjoys reading, seeing live music, and cooking for friends and family. When she gets a chance, she also enjoys hiking, skiing and indoor rock climbing.
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