2026 Winners
Congratulations to all our winners and highly commended at the Mortgage Strategy Awards 2026.
We were delighted to bring the industry together on Wednesday 13 May 2026 at the Royal Lancaster London for an unforgettable evening celebrating excellence across the mortgage and protection sectors.
Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the night such a success.
Use the links below to jump directly to each winner section:
Broker award categories
Best Mainstream Broker for Buy-to-Let
WINNER: Mortgage Advice Bureau
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Prime Property Finance
Shortlisted:
177 Mortgages
Dynamo
L&C Mortgages
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Best Broker for Customer Retention
WINNER: Alexander Hall
Shortlisted:
First Mortgage NE
L&C Mortgages
Mortgage Advice Bureau
Mortgage 1st
The Right Advice
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Best Broker for Digital Innovation
WINNER: Mojo Mortgages
Shortlisted:
Habito
L&C Mortgages
Meet Margo
Mortgage Advice Bureau
Mortgage Wallet
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Best Broker for Protection
WINNER: Mortgage Advice Bureau
Shortlisted:
Alexander Hall
Future Proof / St James's Place Protection Planning
L&C Mortgages
Mojo Mortgages
Mortgage 1st
The Right Advice
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Best Mortgage Broker (fewer than eight advisers)
WINNER: Staton Mortgage & Protection Specialists
Shortlisted:
Clifton Private Finance
Gemstone Mortgages
Prime Property Finance
Prolific Mortgage Finance
Yorkshire Financial Services
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Best Mortgage Broker (eight to 50 advisers)
WINNER: Fitch & Fitch
Shortlisted:
Altura Mortgage Finance
First Mortgage NE
Habito
Imogen Finance
Mortgage 1st
The Mortgage Mum
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Best Mortgage Broker (more than 50 advisers)
WINNER: The Mortgage Store
Shortlisted:
Alexander Hall
L&C Mortgages
Mortgage Advice Bureau
Yellow Brick Mortgages
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Best New Broker
(under three years)
WINNER: Stagg Mortgage Services
Shortlisted:
Barnsdale Financial Management
ERG Finance
Kerr & Watson
Octopus Money
The Right Advice
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Diversity & Inclusion
Broker Champion
WINNER: Access Financial Services
Shortlisted:
L&C Mortgages
Mortgage Advice Bureau
Distributor award categories
Best Mortgage Club
WINNER: PMS
HIGHLY COMMENDED: TMA
Shortlisted:
Legal & General Mortgage Club
Next Intelligence
Paradigm Mortgage Services
Simplybiz Mortgages
Best Network (300 firms or more)
WINNER: Stonebridge
Shortlisted:
HLPartnership
Primis Mortgage Network
Quilter Financial Planning
The Openwork Partnership
The Right Mortgage & Protection Network
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Best Network (fewer than 300 firms)
WINNER: New Leaf Distribution
Shortlisted:
Connect for Intermediaries
JLM Network
Mortgage Intelligence
Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA)
Sesame
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Lender award categories
Best BDM Team
WINNER: HSBC UK
Shortlisted:
Accord Mortgages
Halifax Intermediaries
NatWest
Santander for Intermediaries
Skipton Building Society
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Best Building Society for Intermediary Lending (up to £5bn in lending)
WINNER: Suffolk Building Society
Shortlisted:
Darlington Building Society
Nottingham Building Society
Market Harborough Building Society
Saffron Building Society
Vernon Building Society
Best Building Society for Intermediary Lending (over £5bn in lending)
WINNER: Skipton Building Society
Shortlisted:
Accord Mortgages
Coventry Building Society
Leeds Building Society
Nationwide for Intermediaries
Best Large Loan Lender
WINNER: Santander for Intermediaries
Shortlisted:
Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries
Halifax Intermediaries
HSBC UK
Market Harborough Building Society
Metro Bank
Best Lender for Technology
WINNER: Barclays
Shortlisted:
Atom bank
Gen H
Halifax Intermediaries
Nationwide for Intermediaries
NatWest
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Best Lender Innovation
WINNER: April Mortgages
Shortlisted:
Accord Mortgages
Atom bank
Gen H
NatWest
Santander for Intermediaries
Skipton Building Society
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Best Mainstream Buy-to-Let Lender
WINNER: Paragon Bank
Shortlisted:
Accord Mortgages
BM Solutions
Coventry Building Society
Natwest
Santander for Intermediaries
The Mortgage Works
Best Mortgage Lender
WINNER: Accord Mortgages
Shortlisted:
Barclays
Halifax Intermediaries
HSBC UK
Nationwide for Intermediaries
Natwest
Santander for Intermediaries
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Best Protection Provider
WINNER: Royal London
Shortlisted:
Aviva
L&G
Vitality
Zurich
Individual Performance award categories
Mortgage Personality of the Year
WINNER: Stephanie Charman, Chief Executive of AMI
Outstanding Contribution Award
WINNER: Peter Brodnicki, Chief Executive Officer of MAB
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