The Intermediary – December 2025 - Flipbook - Page 7
I N T E RV I E W S & P RO F I L E S
Contents
Feature
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2025: A YEAR IN REVIEW
Jessica O’Connor and a host of industry names
reflect on the events of the past 12 months
The Interview
42
AVA M O R E C A P I TA L
Rapid Reaction
58
Experts unpack the measures introduced in
Adam Butler on the lender’s evolution and helping
developers take their next steps
the November Budget
Broker business
74
A look at the practical realities of being a broker,
from employment opportunities to the monthly
case clinic
Local focus
80
The Intermediary braves the blizzards
of the North Pole property market to
uncover why it’s finally beginning
to thaw
On the Move
82
An eye on the revolving doors of the mortgage
market: the latest industry job moves
In Profile
12
TA B
Rikesh Saujani talks growth strategy and a
transformative 2025
Q&A
50
RECOGNISE
BANK
Simon Bateman discusses the 2026 market and his
plans for the bank
Meet the Broker
72
S T E P BY S T E P F I NA NC I A L
S O L U T I O N S LT D .
Kasia Makarewicz on
S E C T O R S AT - A - G L A N C E
her journey as a broker
and the opportunities
Residential 6
in the market
Buy-to-let 22
Specialist Finance 32
Second Charge 52
Meet the BDM 46
Later Life Lending 54
Technology 62
Protection 69
M E RC A N T I L E
TRUST
Nina Kainth discusses
the challenges an
and
opportunities fo
for BDMs
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