RECORD ATTENDANCE NUMBERS FOR MBE LONDON
17 October 2023
The mortgage industry’s premier intermediary event, Mortgage Business Expo (MBE), has announced that visitor numbers at its London show, held on 12th October, were up 14% on 2022 figures.
In addition, the event organisers said attendee feedback was overwhelmingly positive.
MBE London featured a comprehensive line-up of speakers and panellists, a full seminar programme, as well as the FIBA Specialist Property Finance Club seminars and exhibition sections.
There were also popular training sessions hosted by Mortgage Marketing Forum and Google Digital Garage.
Comments from attendees included the following:
Kumar Raju, Director, Virtusa:
“[The event provided] great insight into the mortgage market. It was extremely helpful to connect with people and businesses and gain fresh ideas in the mortgage market.”
Dominic Bryan, Mortgage and Protection Specialist, AMG Financial Management Ltd:
“[It represented a] great use of my time, getting an industry update from the experts and gaining knowledge of the market moving forward from lenders.”
Barbara Stockley, Director of Residential Mortgages, Nest Finance Limited:
“A great day, good atmosphere and fantastic learning.”
Shiloh Robertson, Marketing Manager at Pepper Money, one of the event exhibitors, said:
"The Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) is a fantastic event which has become a staple in our events calendar at Pepper Money. MBE evolves every year and always meets our expectations, in terms of the volume of delegates and the array of valuable and educational seminars and speakers.
“A testament to the calibre of the delegates is the positive feedback I receive from our sales team who attend the event. They are particularly pleased with the volume of meaningful conversations with brokers that they have at the event."
Perdip Bhachu. Senior Associate Solicitor, Blacks Solicitors, added:
“The MBE Expo is an impressive platform which gives direct access to the property industry’s leading lenders and brokers. It’s an excellent way to meet existing connections whilst giving the opportunity to make new connections. The seminars are extremely informative, and the sheer organisation of the day is just perfect!
“We are proud to say we are the only solicitors to be exhibitors at the Expo! We cannot wait to attend next year! Simply put, it’s a professional “one-stop shop” for the property industry leaders!”
Mike Mikunda, event director for MBE, commented:
“We are very satisfied with how the programme of seminars and panel sessions at MBE London were received, with overwhelming positive feedback provided by those who attended.
“MBE continues to go from strength to strength. We thank all sponsors and exhibitors for their support and look forward to improving the event even further in a year’s time.”