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L&G Mortgage Club Awards 2026: Winners Announced at London Ceremony

The winners of the Legal & General (L&G) Mortgage Club Awards 2026 were announced at a ceremony held on 5 June at the Guildhall in London. The event recognised leading firms and individuals in the UK mortgage and lending sectors.

Among the winners, MAB New Homes was named Best Broker Firm for New Build, while SPF Private Clients took the award for Best Broker Firm for Complex Lending, including buy-to-let. Charles Cameron & Associates received the award for Best Broker Firm for Customer Service.

Other notable winners included Mortgage Advice Bureau for Best Broker Firm for Innovation in Advice, and Brooks Mortgages for Best Broker Firm for Overall Quality (20 advisers and under). Alexander Hall Associates and L&C Mortgages were recognised for overall quality in the 21-75 advisers and 76+ advisers categories, respectively.

In the lender categories, Hodge was awarded Best Lender for Later Life Lending, Halifax Intermediaries won Best Lender for New Build, and OSB Group was named Best Lender for Specialist and Complex Lending. The Mortgage Works received the award for Best Lender for Buy-to-Let Lending.

Additional awards included Saffron for Intermediaries as Best Smaller Lender (up to £100m in lending), Fleet Mortgages as Best Medium Lender (£100m-1bn in lending), and Nationwide for Intermediaries as Best Larger Lender (over £1bn in lending). Santander for Intermediaries was recognised as Lender Intermediary Champion, and HSBC UK was awarded Best Lender for Partnership with Mortgage Services.

The Rising Star in the Industry award went to Callum Ross of L&C Mortgages, and the Diversity & Inclusion Champion Award was presented to Rachel Eason-Whale, also of L&C Mortgages. Aidan Walker of Skipton Building Society for Intermediaries was named Business Development Manager of the Year.

These awards highlight achievements across the UK property, mortgage, and lending sectors, with several categories relevant to letting agents and inventory clerks, particularly in new build, buy-to-let, and customer service.