Knowledge Bank is launching fortnightly webinars for brokers covering different areas of lending.

The technology firm first started offering Criteria Clinics during lockdown, when it ran a series of six sessions, but has now decided to make them an ongoing fixture.

During the clinics, brokers will hear from a panel of experts from a range of different lenders to discuss the topic in hand.

Advisers will be able to ask questions, discuss criteria issues they have encountered, as well as gaining insight from lenders about the types of issues they are currently seeing.

Brokers will even be able to place cases live during the session.

Each webinar counts as 60 minutes of continuing professional development and brokers will receive a certificate to confirm their attendance.

The first session will be on Monday 21 September at 10am and will focus on semi-commercial properties.  

It will be hosted by Knowledge Bank founder and chief executive Nicola Firth. 

The webinar will cover how brokers can find the best lender for their client and what lenders are looking for to give applications the greatest chance of success.

The four lender representatives taking part on Monday are OneSavings Bank and Precise Mortgages group sales director Adrian Moloney, Shawbrook head of sales Gavin Seaholme, Swansea Building Society’s Richard Miles and Hampshire Trust Bank commercial director Alex Upton.

Firth says: “We received such positive feedback from the first set of six webinar sessions that we felt compelled to continue hosting these and sharing more knowledge with brokers.

“Brokers were immensely positive about the fact that they could actually place cases while on the webinar. 

“This brings something totally different to anything else in the market at the moment and shows the immediate value. 

“Even those who didn’t directly place a customer on the webinar, took away valuable learnings and later fed back that they found placing their own cases much easier and more successful.

“By having lenders involved we create compelling dialogue and add different perspectives from which everyone benefits.”