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Celebrating the Successful Growth of The Mortgage Centres

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Author: Phil Scott - Director
Last updated: 12 Oct 2024
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The Mortgage Centres has gone from strength to strength in recent years, with more customers recognising the value of a local mortgage service delivered by a team of regional experts.

Since opening our first office in Needham Market in September 1996, we’ve grown to cover more than a dozen areas across East Anglia. Beginning with additional representation in our home county of Suffolk, including Ipswich, Stowmarket, Felixstowe and Bury St Edmunds, we’ve successfully expanded into the neighbouring counties of Essex and Norfolk. As a result, we now have a presence in Norwich, King’s Lynn and Colchester, as well as other towns across the region.

Carl Shave, Director at Stowmarket Mortgage Centre, believes Suffolk was the ideal place to launch The Mortgage Centres. “The market in Suffolk is great,” he says. “It’s always been a strong market, and I imagine it wouldn’t have been quite the same if we’d started elsewhere.”

However, keeping up with the times and making sure The Mortgage Centres maintained appropriate contact channels has been key to its continued growth. “We owe a lot of our success to our online presence,” Carl adds. “People do so much more online these days, so being visible and accessible online has made such a difference and allowed us to keep up with our competitors while still offering the best service we can.”

A strong market and online presence is one thing, but having a core set of values, a dedicated and skilled team of staff at each branch, and a promise to offer the right mortgage, not the cheapest mortgage, have also contributed hugely to our success. Our friendly, professional approach to mortgage advice is reflected in our ‘Excellent’ rating on Trustpilot, and we are very grateful to our customers who have recommended us to their friends and family as a trusted source of impartial mortgage advice.

Whether you’re based in Suffolk, Norfolk or Essex, get in touch to find out how we can help with your mortgage needs.

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Phil Scott

Director

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Phil has worked in the financial services industry since 1992, having started with a large insurance company. He went self employed in 1996 as an Independent Financial Adviser before setting up his first company, Needham Market Home Financial in 1999.

After four years, he decided to concentrate solely on mortgages and related insurances, and The Mortgage Centres was born. Since then, Phil has been influential in the opening of several new offices as the business continues to grow.

Qualifications

Financial Planning Certificate: 1,2 & 3

Year Attained: 1992

Certificate in Mortgage Advice and Practice (CEMAP)

Year Attained: 2001

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