Christmas Message from our MD Phil Clark
Caz Blake-Symes • December 20, 2019
Wishing You a very Merry Christmas
Dear Clients, Friends and Business Partners
Just a brief note from me to take this opportunity to wish you Seasons Greetings and to let you know what has been happening with us in 2019.
This has been very busy and productive year for us here at Bristol, Bath & Exeter Mortgages Online. Our team of Mortgage Advisors has continued to give expert advice and great service to all our clients both old and new. Paul Kelly and Jon Ley continue to do a fantastic job working with our clients mostly based in the Bristol area. Chris Seward manages our Bath operation which is completing its third successful year and Chris is also our Equity Release Specialist.
George Gibson, who heads up our Admin team not only offers fantastic support to our clients but also keeps the office shipshape and Bristol fashion! George has been with me for four years after Christmas, and I’m so grateful for everything he does.
On personal note, I would like to thank everyone for their overwhelming kindness and generosity for our chosen charity which is Ataxia UK. My eldest daughter, Tallulah, was diagnosed with a rare form of Ataxia in May 2017. Our efforts with fundraising for research and ultimately a a cure will continue in 2020 with the new fundraising challenge. Funds raised in the past include over £10,000 from a dedicated Just Giving page and £5,000 from a Golf Day and I took part in a triathlon raising £3,000! Please support Tallulah’s new Challenge by clicking on https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tallulah-clark2020
In terms of business, we are always delighted with the amount of repeat business with clients coming back to us time and time again, as well as recommendations and referrals. As I write this note, we have 220 5-star reviews on Google and Facebook which is fantastic! We are also dealing with an increasing number of lenders many of whom will only deal with intermediaries/brokers like ourselves, which means we can offer such a wide range of mortgages and protection products from first-time buyers through to portfolio landlords.
It just leaves me, on behalf of all the team here, to wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy 2020.
Kindest regards
Phil Clark
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