Just Mortgages’ self-employed division expands by 20%
21 April 2021
Just Mortgages’ self-employed division has grown by an incredible 60 brokers in the first three months of 2021. At the end of 2020, the self-employed broker team numbered 300, but thanks to huge interest in joining Just Mortgages, the division now has over 360 intermediaries.
With the housing market reporting massive interest from buyers, the growth of the self-employed division looks set to continue. There were a record number of applications in March, with 27 applying to join Just Mortgages’ self-employed team.
The impressive growth reflects both the remarkable amount of activity in the housing market, and Just Mortgages’ unrivalled offering. The self-employed brokers who join Just Mortgages benefit from a comprehensive training programme, which provides them with free resources to develop any areas they feel they require support in.
These sessions vary from business development training, that helps brokers gain the skills to recruit and build their own firms, to cultivating the soft-skills required to effectively sell protection products.
Carl Parker, national director of the self-employed division, commenting on the growth in 2021, said: “The huge increase in brokers that have joined our team is testament to the great level of support and training we provide. Every single broker that joins the division is supported by an area director who helps them craft a business strategy. They then give them all the advice, mentoring and training they need to make sure they hit their goals.
“With the housing market currently flooded with people looking to move, we have been inundated with applications from brokers looking to go self-employed. Generating leads has not been an issue recently, and with the training we provide brokers to develop their social media and online presence, our team is not short of clients to work with.
“More 95% loan to value products are coming back to the market, and the rush on properties looks set to continue. Therefore, we hope and expect the massive interest in joining our team to continue, and we aim to have 425 self-employed brokers by the end of the year.”
