Shawbrook’s New to the Pride: September 2016
Shawbrook Commercial heads to South Wales to introduce the latest Strategic Broker Partner to join their Pride – Harvey Bowes.
Howard Bowes, Managing Director of Harvey Bowes had the following to say on joining Shawbrook’s Strategic Panel:
“Harvey Bowes offer our clients finance options from a wide panel of lenders and we don’t favour any particular financial institutions, instead striving to provide the best deal possible for our clients.
“Although our client base covers a broad range, our niche specialist area is working with property investors. Whether investors are looking for residential investments, HMO’s, short term refurbishment & sale or developments, our experienced team of professionals will be on hand to assist in finding the right finance package. We don’t run an off-shore call centre and you don’t have to listen to a recorded message and choose from a list of options, so when clients call us, they get straight through to a human being here in the UK. We then apply our expertise in order to ensure the application process runs as smoothly as possible.
“Everyone involved at Harvey Bowes always strives to offer great advice, and we find this level of service reflected from the bottom-up by Shawbrook’s dedicated lending teams. Across both Residential and Commercial business areas, they have a range of carefully selected underwriters who are competent, personable and able to work in tandem with our staff to deliver a premium level of service to the borrower.
“The mortgage market has changed significantly of late, and will continue to evolve. Shawbrook has always been at the forefront of staying relevant and competitive ever since we started working with them. There are regular product enhancements which are clearly communicated to everyone on their broker panel, ourselves included. We always feel in the loop and there’s a real sense of a two-way relationship with the Shawbrook teams, built on a mutual respect.
“They go to a great deal of effort to listen to what brokers like us are saying and then act accordingly. A recent example would be them launching the E-AIP online application system for Residential and Commercial cases. This saves us time and has resulted in us receiving numerous instant IMOs (Indicative Mortgage Offers) which we can go back to our clients with – truly outstanding service.
“There’s a lot more to be said about the service Shawbrook provides but, in a nutshell, they are a lender that listens closely and leads by example in the commercial mortgages market. It’s a pleasure to work with them and I look forward to many more of Harvey Bowes’ clients benefitting from their pragmatic approach to lending.”
Gavin Seaholme, Regional Development Manager of the South Central region for Shawbrook Commercial added:
“I’ve been acting as Shawbrook’s field sales representative for Harvey Bowes for a couple of years now. During that time, we have nurtured a close working relationship which has resulted in many of their clients becoming Shawbrook Bank customers.
“They have proven during that time to to be one of the most tenacious and knowledgeable Broker Partners we have on our panel. They richly deserve their new status as a Strategic Partner of the Bank, and I look forward to providing further positive outcomes for their clients in the future.”
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