Skipton Building Society for Intermediaries: Skipton Talks Podcast

Are you ready to help your clients take on affordability? Derek Adams, National Account Lead is joined by Jen Lloyd, Head of Products and Propositions and Andy Charalambous, BDM as they key into why Income Booster (aka JBSP) can be a game changer for your first time buyers and people struggling to get back onto the ladder.

Join host Kimberley Dondo on Skipton Talks with Mortgage Strategy as she delves into the latest trends and challenges in the housing market with guests Jonathan Evans from Skipton Building Society for Intermediaries and John Doughty from Just Mortgages. From market trends to first-time buyers’ needs and innovation in government schemes and lender propositions, this episode explores it all.

Join Kimberley Dondo, digital content manager at Mortgage Strategy, in an engaging discussion on the latest episode of Skipton Talks with Mortgage Strategy. She's joined by Lucy Lewis, National Accounts Lead at Skipton, and Robert Sinclair, CEO at AMI.

Discover insights into lender innovation and its impact on first-time buyers, along with Skipton’s innovative solutions to support them. They explore initiatives promoting green practices in the mortgage and housing sector, examining their impact on advisers, clients, and the opportunities they present. The conversation also touches on experiences with mentoring schemes, which contribute to creating a more inclusive mortgage advisory sector. Discover the significance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (ED&I) in the mortgage industry and the many benefits it brings.

Listen to the podcast from MI Talk with Jen Lloyd Head of Mortgage Products and Proposition at Skipton and James Kinns New Build Director at the Mortgage Store delve into what buying a home looks like in 2023, the options available to first time buyers, and what the future holds.

There’s never been a tougher time to be a first-time home buyer. With the soaring cost of living, high interest rates, and the feeling of owning a home seeming out of reach for many, how can mortgage lenders and brokers maximize opportunities in the first-time buyer market and help their customers get onto the ladder?

You will gain essential insights on:

The key hurdles that first-time home buyers face, current market challenges, and how they overcome them.

The extent to which affordability is an issue.

Options available to first-time home buyers in the current landscape – and much more.

In this podcast, Kimberley Dondo is joined by Charlotte Harrison, CEO of Home Financing at Skipton Building Society, and Andrew Montlake, MD at Coreco, to discuss the new, no-deposit, Track Record Mortgage.

Skipton Talks with Mortgage Strategy, in this podcast Skiptons, Interim CEO Home Financing – Charlotte Harrison is joined by Aneisha Beveridge Head of Research at Hamptons as they discuss hot topics in the Buy to Let market.

Listen to the podcast from MI Talk with Jonathan Scrivens from Skipton and Craig Hall Director of New Homes at  LSL Financial Services reveal key insights into the new build market. 

Against the backdrop of a volatile economy and rising interest rates, many first-time buyers are questioning whether they will ever be able to enter the property market. With the hurdles to entry only increasing, how can brokers help their clients to overcome the most common set-backs that stand between them and their dream home?

Gain essential insights across:

The current state of the market and challenges for first-time buyers

How to help your clients enter the market and strategies to consider

The key role of the broker and what the future could hold for new builds.

Stephanie Charman Strategic Relationships Director at Sesame Bankhall Group shares her experiences with Jonathan as they talk about the importance of wellbeing and good mental health in the mortgage industry. If you’ve ever felt under pressure or stuck in a rut at work, this is a really worthwhile listen.