Due to the number of high-quality entries for its Best Building Society for Intermediary Lending category, Mortgage Strategy Awards has decided to split the category based on lender size – making comparisons more meaningful.

The categories are now:

Best Building Society for Intermediary Lending (up to £5bn in lending)

Best Building Society for Intermediary Lending (more than £5bn in lending)

Commenting on the decision, Mortgage Strategy commercial director James Prosser said:

“Introducing a new category demonstrates that we have listened to the market. The response to this award has been overwhelming, with a significant number of high-quality entries from across the building society sector.

“Building societies continue to play a hugely important role in the intermediary market, and the strength and diversity of lenders entering this category made it clear that comparing organisations of very different scale within a single award was becoming increasingly difficult.

“As a result, we have brought forward our original plan to split the category in 2027 and will introduce the new structure for the 2026 awards to ensure lenders are judged against peers of a similar size and scale.”

Prosser pointed out that the Mortgage Strategy Awards are designed to recognise excellence across the intermediary market, and it was important that the judging process reflected the evolving landscape of the industry. “This change allows us to celebrate the achievements of both smaller and larger building societies in a fair and meaningful way.”

Mortgage Strategy has today also revealed the shortlists for the annual Mortgage Strategy Awards – this year in partnership with conveybuddy.  MS would like to say a huge congratulations to all those firms and individuals on the shortlist.

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