The Accord Mortgages Growth Series Podcast

In episode 100 of the Growth Series podcast, Kathy Clark, Business Development Manager at Accord Mortgages, speaks to Lea Karasavvas, Managing Director at Prolific Mortgage Finance, about first-time buyers, the difficulties they face and how brokers can help this particular group.

In episode 99 of the Growth Series podcast, Stephanie Charman, Strategic Relationships Director at Sesame Bankhall Group, speaks to Richard Danna, Co-Founder of Tembomoney about intergenerational lending.

In episode 98 of the Growth Series podcast, Gurpreet Chahal, Corporate Account Manager at Accord Mortgages, is joined by Robert Sinclair, Chief Executive of the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI), and Nick Piper, Senior Manager, Governance and Strategy at Accord Mortgages, to discuss the implementation and ongoing impact of Consumer Duty.

In episode 97 of the Growth Series podcast, Gurpreet Chahal, Corporate Account Manager at Accord Mortgages, speaks to Giles Smith, Technical Director at SDL Surveying, about what’s in store for the housing market this year.

In episode 96 of this two part Growth Series podcast, Jeremy Duncombe,Managing Director at Accord Mortgages, speaks with Rob Thomas, Principal Researcher at IMLA, and Charles Roe, Director of Mortgages at UK Finance, about what’s in store for the mortgage market in 2024.

In episode 95 of this two part Growth Series podcast, Jeremy Duncombe,Managing Director at Accord Mortgages, speaks with Rob Thomas, Principal Researcher at IMLA, and Charles Roe, Director of Mortgages at UK Finance, about how the mortgage market performed in 2023.

In episode 94 of the Growth Series podcast, Sian Varone, Business Development Manager at Accord Mortgages, speaks to Hemat Natha, CEO and Advisor at Mortgage Advice Point, about mental health and why it is important for brokers.

In episode 93 of the Growth Series podcast, Iain Cunningham, Corporate Account Manager at Accord Mortgages, speaks with Chris Targett of Social for Brokers about simple ways that brokers can elevate their social media presence.

In episode 92 of the Growth Series podcast, Yvonne Payne, Business Development Manager at Accord Mortgages, speaks to George Williamson of the Mortgage Advice Brokerage, about the difference technology can make to brokers.

In episode 91 of the Growth Series podcast, Nicola Alvarez, Senior Manager Proposition Development at Accord Mortgages, speaks to Nick Elston, Founder of Forging People, about how brokers can both look after their mental health and support anxious clients.

In episode 90 of the Growth Series podcast, Jess Keniwell, Business Development Manager at Accord Mortgages, speaks to Phil Anderson, Director at Phil Anderson Financial, about training and development.

In episode 89 of the Growth Series podcast, Jeremy Duncombe, Managing Director of Accord Mortgages, speaks to Charlotte Nixon, Mortgage and Protection Proposition Director at Quilter Financial Planning, about the value of advice, given the current volatility in the mortgage market.

In episode 88 of the Growth Series podcast, Adam Parker, Business Development Manager at Accord Mortgages, speaks to Pam Brown, owner of Oxfordshire-based company Pam Brown Mortgages, about how to set up a successful business, what Pam’s learned while working in the mortgage industry, and what she wishes she’d known beforehand.

In episode 87 of the Growth Series podcast, Sian Varone, Business Development Manager at Accord Mortgages, speaks to Ken James, a Mortgage Broker at Contractor Mortgage Services, about building referral relationships with other businesses, such as estate agents, accountants and solicitors.

In episode 86 of the Growth Series podcast, Chris Hill, Senior Manager at Accord Mortgages, speaks with Chris Frame, Senior Director at Get Ground, about how conditions in the buy-to-let mortgage market are likely to evolve in 2023 and beyond

In episode 85 of the Growth Series podcast, Jeremy Duncombe, Managing Director at Accord Mortgages, catches up with LDN Finance’s Chief Operating Officer Greg Cunnington and Mortgage Adviser Heather Greatorex about the latest developments in the mortgage market and what happens next.

In episode 84 of the Growth Series podcast, Nicola Alvarez, Senior Manager Proposition Development at Accord Mortgages, is joined by Danny Belton, Head of Lender Relationships at L&G Mortgage Club, and Racheal Hunnisett, Green Mortgage Campaign Lead at the Green Finance Institute, to discuss green mortgages.

In Episode 83 of the Growth Series Podcast, Gurpreet Chahal, Corporate Account Manager at Accord Mortgages, is joined by Nick Piper, Senior Manager, Governance and Strategy at Accord Mortgages and David Hollingworth, Associated Director, Communications at L&C Mortgages, to discuss Consumer Duty

In episode 82 of the Growth Series podcast, Andrew Calder, Corporate Account Manager at Accord Mortgages, is joined by Nicola Mckenzie, Private Client Services Manager at Dunham McCarthy and Matt Brown, Head of Proposition at Primis, to discuss the protection gap in the market.

In episode 81 of the Growth Series podcast, Tom Simpson, Managing Director for YBS Commercial Mortgages, is joined by Norman Chambers, Managing Director of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB), to discuss the commercial mortgages market, the opportunities and threats faced by the sector, and what the future might look like.