Some of the Mortgage Business team recently attended an industry expo at Old Billingsgate, London; this type of event is a great way for us to connect with new lenders to see what they may have to offer our clients, to explore new technology developments and to keep ourselves up to speed with the latest news emerging from the mortgage and protection market.

But this particular Expo was extra special for us as a company as it was followed by a gathering under the banner of the National Mortgage Adviser Awards. That name probably doesn't mean much to our clients or anyone outside of the mortgage industry, but to us as a small, local business it means a lot to be recognised by National organisations for exceeding expectations in our field. We love what we do, we try hard to be better at it than our peers and competitors, and we particularly enjoy when a client sees that and lets us know that they appreciate it. But an award from an organisation like the NMAA is a pat on the back that gives us that little bit of extra reassurance that we're doing a good job. We like to think that it's also helpful for any clients that have not used us before- many of us do our online research now on companies before we choose whether or not to speak to them, so anyone looking at our website can see that we have been fortunate enough to have won, or been finalists, in some pretty heavyweight industry awards over a number of years now. Our existing clients are familiar with our brand of advice and service, but we hope that by continuing to add awards any potential clients will also feel reassured that we are reliable, honest, professional, helpful and consistent and choose us to help with the mortgage and protection advice! Congrats to the MB team for being recognised by the NMAA as the Best Advisers in the East of England!