Just Mortgages is planning on almost trebling its staff count in five years, with new hires planned across all of its divisions.

The company said it wanted to reach 1,500 staff by 2027 from around 600 now by increasing the number of workers in its employed and new build division to 425 (compared to 160 now), as well as upping the headcount in its self-employed division from 450 brokers to 1,000.

Furthermore, it plans to grow its Just Wealth division, which launched in January last year and offers private and corporate clients financial planning services, to 75 advisers.

The move comes as the firm said it wanted to “become one of the largest mortgage broker firms in the UK”.

Crucially, the firm said it would not rely solely on people with existing experience, but would be expanding its academy to help bring fresh talent to the mortgage market.

Last year, 65 graduates came through its academy and now work for the firm dealing with its clients.

The firm also stressed that its training and support teams would also be expanded to help ensure that all its brokers received the same input.

John Phillips, national operations director at the firm, said the recent restructure of the employed division and its new head of mortgages and protection in the self-employed division “will help drive us to achieve our objectives”.

“Over the past few years, despite turbulence, the property sector in the UK has proven to be exceptionally robust and the Just Mortgages proposition proved to be incredibly popular,” he said.

“The desire for properties remains strong and alongside this, there is a growing need for expert advice.”

Just Mortgages has more than 600 brokers across its various divisions at present.