National brokerage Just Mortgages has welcomed 48 new advisers to its self-employed division in Q1, with ambitions to add 200 by the end of the year.
The new brokers join from all over the country and bring with them a wealth of industry knowledge and experience. Many make the shift from more corporate organisations and employed roles, looking to realise the potential of managing their own business.
Through its self-employed division, Just Mortgages provides this freedom, all while offering ongoing training, mentoring and compliance support.
The new cohort means the division is fast approaching 500 self-employed advisers, with Just Mortgages on track to maintain similar levels of recruitment throughout the rest of the year.
Including employed, the brokerage has more than 650 advisers across the country.
Carl Parker, national director of Just Mortgages said: “It’s fantastic to see such strong recruitment levels and sustained demand for self-employed, especially given everything that has happened in the last nine months or so.
“It’s a real testament to the infrastructure and support package we put around all our self-employed advisers to ensure they can make a real success of it.”
He added: “2023 has so far been a transformative year for the division with some really experienced hires and a whole new structure designed to not only better support our brokers, but provide the roadmap to reach 1,000 advisers.
“Add in talented new adviser blood and its certainly an exciting time to be a part of Just Mortgages.”
By joining Just Mortgages, the new self-employed advisers also have the opportunity to expand their skill set and their income stream.
In addition to traditional mortgage and protection advice, Just Mortgages can help expand licence options to allow advisers to support with business protection, commercial property, equity release and other later life lending.
Advisers will be able to learn more about these opportunities at Just Mortgages’ upcoming Lender Fayre, taking place in Birmingham in May.
The event will feature keynotes, 10 product sessions and dedicated breakout rooms for advisers to learn, connect and improve their business. In addition to having both lenders and product specialists in attendance, advisers will also be able to earn valuable CPD points.
Parker continued: “In the current climate, advisers need to be alive to opportunities beyond just mortgage and protection. Expanding licence options not only allows firms to win more business, but deliver a real competitive advantage in their region.
“For those with the ambition and motivation, Just Mortgages is able to support, both with in-house expertise and through valuable events such as the Lender Fayre.”
Through its nationwide network of employed and self-employed brokers, Just Mortgages can advise on any client requirements, whether it’s first-time buyers, new-build and shared ownership, business protection and commercial premises or later life borrowing and even wealth management through sister firm Just Wealth.
