MAB Conference

A couple of weeks ago the Birmingham ICC saw over 1,400 people including myself attend the annual Mortgage Advice Bureau conference. This focused on how we, as business owners and mortgage brokers, can make sure that the customer has the best experience. It was great to be part of it.

Despite Gary leaving me to fly solo due to school holidays, I’ve never struggled to make friends so off I set at 5am to browse the various lender and financial protection provider stands and chat to other industry professionals to find out how we can better support our customers in today’s market.

The morning session included short seminars (with funky silent disco style headphones) on a variety of interesting topics including green mortgages and sustainable finance which I found particularly eye opening.?Whilst advising I’ve personally recommended some green mortgage products to clients in the past who had purchased new build properties, however, I had mainly recommended these due to the lower interest rate and cashback incentives for my client.?Admittedly I hadn’t really considered the bigger picture and the part that these types of products can play in helping the environment as they can help incentivise customers to consider the energy efficiency of their properties and strive towards improving this sooner rather than later.?There is a big emphasis on this from the Government who have stipulated that every tenant must be living in a property that has an EPC rating of C or above for new tenancies by 2025 and 2028 for all tenancies.

Key Speakers

Some of the key speakers in the afternoon session included David Fenton, Chief Economist at TSB and Managing Director of Lloyds Esthra Dijkstra who delivered some interesting facts on our current economic position including where interest rates are forecast to go and what this could mean. Then, returning to the role that mortgages can play in helping the environment, Jessica Sansom, Sustainability Director at Huel also delivered some hard-hitting facts about the risks associated with global warming and again hit home that although you may not think it, mortgages can play a key part in helping reduce this.?

After a busy day with my head buzzing with all the new knowledge and after meeting some new mortgage broker friends, I threw on my shellsuit (yes shellsuit) and headed to the 80s themed afterparty which I was buzzing for. Don’t tell anyone because I obviously don’t look old enough (hahaha I wish), but I am an 80s girl.

What happens at the MAB afterparty stays at the MAB afterparty, but I can confirm that leaving for my flight home at 6am the next day was very sore, however, all in all it was a great day, and I can’t wait to take more of my team down to attend next year. In this industry, knowledge sharing is key and it’s one of the biggest benefits of being part of such a profound network. Hats off to the Mortgage Advice Bureau for a great day.

If you are interested in learning more about green mortgage products, then please get in touch with our team.?Visit mortgage.yourexpert.co.uk to find out more.

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