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Celebrating the stars of the UK mortgage industry!
The Mortgage Strategy Awards brings together the finest of the UK Mortgage industry and celebrates the hard work and success of firms and individuals in the market. Widely recognised as the ‘Oscars’ of the mortgage industry, the accolades are not awarded lightly. The stringent and transparent entry and judging processes ensure that the awards are well-deserved by recipients and highly valued.
Enter the 2025 Mortgage Strategy Awards to:
- Profile your business and gain recognition from your peers and the industry
- Build customer trust to boost sales
- Showcase your business’ excellence
- Validate achievement
Each stage of the Mortgage Strategy Awards entry process is free and couldn't be simpler but if you have any questions or need more information, please contact
Charlotte Covey-Crump
ENTRY PROCESS
If you work within the UK mortgage industry, you are eligible to self-nominate, have your say and cast your vote. The nominations and judging process has been further improved to ensure that only the very best in the business are recognised as Mortgage Strategy award winners. The details of this complex process are outlined below.
Please ensure you read our Entry Rules & Guidelines and FAQs before you get started.
STAGE 1: SELF-NOMINATIONS
Firms from within the UK mortgage industry are invited to put themselves forward for consideration in the industry vote by completing a short form.
Please note:
only
one
self-nomination per company is required.
Subject to approval from the
Mortgage Strategy
editorial team, firms will be taken forward to the next stage - the industry vote.
SELF-NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED
STAGE 2: INDUSTRY VOTE
The entire UK mortgage industry is given the opportunity to have their say and cast their vote for their top firms of 2024 or nominate any firms not already on the list.
Voters can have their say in as many categories as they’d like.
Companies are welcome to vote for themselves but only one internal vote per company will be counted towards the final total.
DEADLINE FRIDAY 6 DECEMBER 2024
STAGE 3: ENTRY FORMS
All votes are thoroughly reviewed by the Mortgage Strategy editorial team.
The firms with the highest number of votes in each category are selected to become our longlist.
Longlisted firms are then invited to submit entry forms.
STAGE 4: JUDGING
Our expert panels of industry judges review all entry forms, and their scores and comments create our shortlist.
Shortlisted brokers and distributors are then invited to attend a short video interview with our judges. Interview times will be communicated in advance.
Shortlisted lender and provider entries are debated by an industry panel who will decide the winners.
ENTRY FAQs
Hopefully you'll find an answer to your question below. If not, please contact Charlotte Covey-Crump on 0208 075 8168 or email charlotte.coveycrump@emap.com .
INDUSTRY VOTE FAQs
When does voting open and close?
Voting opened on Wednesday 6 November 2024 and will close at 11.55 pm on Friday 6 December 2024.
How do I vote for my company?
In order to submit your vote, please complete our online voting form .
You'll need to provide a few details and then you can have your say in as many categories as you'd like, either by selecting from the company lists provided (the results of the initial self-nomination stage) or by submitting your own nomination via the 'other' option.
You are welcome to vote for your own firm but only one internal vote per company will be counted towards the final total.
Who is eligible to vote?
Votes will only be accepted from individuals operating withing the UK mortgage industry, i.e. in the following company type / job functions:
Bank, Building Society, Compliance, Estate Agents, Financial Adviser, General Insurance Broker, House builders, IFA, IT/Technology, Legal, Life/Pension Product Provider, Marketing, Mortgage Administrator, Mortgage Adviser, Mortgage Advisory/Brokerage, Mortgage Broker, Mortgage Club, Mortgage Network, Sales/Business Development, Specialist Lender, Underwriter, Wealth Adviser
Any votes from individuals not perceived to belong to the UK mortgage industry by the Mortgage Strategy team will be discounted.
What is the next stage of the entry process?
The firms with the highest number of votes in each category will become our longlist . Longlisted firms will be contacted in late January and invited to submit an entry. For an overview of the Awards entry process, please click here .
Unfortunately, due to the nature of the voting process, we are unable to contact all unsuccessful firms; if you have not heard from us by late January, your firm has not been taken through to the longlist on this occasion.