MBE London 2026 announces seminar programme

16 September 2026

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE), one of the mortgage industry’s leading events for intermediaries, has confirmed its seminar programme for MBE London 2026.

Taking place at the Business Design Centre, London, on 20th October 2026, the event will bring together brokers, lenders and service providers for a full day of seminars, meetings and networking.

The London Expo returns following another strong event in 2025, when visitor numbers increased by more than 7% year-on-year and attendees spent an average of five hours at the Business Design Centre, taking part in panel sessions, networking and exploring the exhibition.

This year, brokers will again be able to discuss cases, criteria and lending options directly with firms from across the mortgage and specialist-finance markets. Confirmed exhibitors include Atom bank, Fleet Mortgages and Pepper Money, alongside Bank of Ireland, Gatehouse Bank, Keystone Property Finance, Nationwide for Intermediaries, Nomo Bank and Precise.

MBE will also continue its long-standing partnership with the Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA), which will host two specialist property-finance seminars as part of this year’s programme.

The programme will feature a keynote address from Rob Elder, Agent for Greater London at the Bank of England, alongside sessions covering the mortgage-market outlook, specialist property finance, credit, buy-to-let, technology and AI.

A third theatre will provide a series of practical business sessions, including Grow with Google sessions covering AI, social media and building a business online.

Main theatre programme

10.15 am – 10.30 am – Chairman’s opening remarks
Rob Barnard, Intermediary Relationship Director, Pepper Money.
10.30 am – 11.00 am – Keynote: Bank of England
Rob Elder, Agent for Greater London, Bank of England.
11.15 am – 11.45 am – Rates, pricing, competition and where lenders expect growth over the next 12–18 months
Chair: Rob Barnard, Intermediary Relationship Director, Pepper Money.

Panellists:

• Richard Beardshaw, Head of Sales, Mortgage Intermediaries, HSBC.
• Lesley Sharkey, Recruitment Director, Stonebridge Group.
• Rhys Powell, Head of Distribution - Interim Homebuying and Ownership, Bank of Ireland.
• Matt Kingston, Sales Director, Nottingham Building Society.

12.00 pm – 12.30 pm – Specialist property finance: how to get started without pretending to be an expert - FIBA seminar
Chair: Christine Newell, Head of FIBA.

Speakers:

• Miranda Khadr, CEO & Founder, Provide Finance.

12.45 pm – 1.15 pm – When the high street says no - credit blips, failed credit scores and other credit issues
Chair: Rob Barnard, Intermediary Relationship Director, Pepper Money.

Speakers:

• Louise Apollonio, Sales & Distribution Director, The Mortgage Lender / Bluestone Mortgages.
• David Castling, Head of Intermediary Distribution, Atom bank.
• Charles Morley, Director of Mortgage Distribution, Operations and Servicing, Metro Bank.
• Laura Sneddon, Head of Sales and Distribution, Hinckley & Rugby Building Society.

1.30 pm – 2.00 pm – Buy-to-let: landlord profitability, limited companies, overseas and expat borrowers, portfolio landlords, HMOs, affordability, refinancing and property choice
Chair: Rob Barnard, Intermediary Relationship Director, Pepper Money.

Speakers:

• Steve Griffiths, Commercial Director, Keystone Property Finance.
• Layla Hamidian, Head of Property Finance Sales and Servicing, Nomo Bank.
• Emily Hollands, Group Head of Intermediary Sales & Distribution, OneSavings Bank.
• Steve Cox, Chief Commercial Officer, Fleet Mortgages.

2.15 pm – 2.45 pm – Technology and AI: what effect will AI have on mortgage advice?
Chair: Rob Barnard, Intermediary Relationship Director, Pepper Money.

Speakers:

• Adrian Richardson, Founder, Mortgage Wallet.
• Dawid Kotur, CEO, Curvestone AI.
• Robert Bowes, Product Lead - Mortgages, Iress.
• Daniel Hobbs, Chief Executive Officer, New Leaf Distribution.

Theatre 2 programme

11.30 am – 12.00 pm – A new revenue stream for mortgage brokers: buyer-side negotiation services

Speaker:

Oliver Crudgington, Founder & Director, Barton Hawk.

12.15 pm – 12.45 pm – Getting smartER about the over-50 customer: understanding the growing over-50 market and how to position your firm for success

Speaker:

Richard Brook, Chief Marketing Officer, TERN.

1.00 pm – 1.30 pm – Why broker websites are more important than ever

Speaker:

Jeff Knight, Managing Director, Momenti Group.

1.45 pm – 2.15 pm – Specialist property finance: how the experts work together - FIBA seminar
Chair: Christine Newell, Head of FIBA.

Speakers:

• Marc Callaghan, Head of Commercial Mortgages, InterBay.
• Ian Harrison, Head of Operations, Affirmative Finance.
• Adam Stiles, Managing Director, Helix Structured Finance.

Theatre 3 programme

11.30 am – 12.30 pm – Practical AI for your business - Grow with Google

Speaker:

Beverley Clarke, Grow with Google.

12.30 pm – 1.30 pm – Social media masterclass - Grow with Google

Speaker:

Kirstie Kavanagh, Grow with Google.

1.30 pm – 2.30 pm – Build your business online with Google - Grow with Google

Speaker:

Beverley Clarke, Grow with Google.

MBE London 2026 will be free to attend and will also give visitors access to lenders and service providers from across the residential, buy-to-let, specialist, commercial and property-finance markets. Attendees can earn CPD hours through the seminar programme, with complimentary lunch also provided.

MBE London 2026 is delivered in partnership with Square 1 Media, MBE’s official PR partner, supporting trade communications and industry engagement and helping to curate the seminar programme in the run-up to the event.

Visitors are encouraged to register in advance to secure their place at the event and its seminar sessions.

Mike Mikunda, Event Director for MBE, said:

“Last year’s attendance was another indication of how much value brokers continue to place on getting people from across the market together in one place. Perhaps even more telling was the amount of time people spent at the Expo. An average visit of five hours suggests brokers are coming with a purpose - to have proper conversations, hear different views and spend time with lenders they may not otherwise get to see face-to-face.

“That is what we want to build on this year. The seminar programme covers some of the areas where brokers are having to make more complex decisions for clients, from credit and specialist finance through to buy-to-let and AI. If someone leaves MBE with a new contact, a better answer for a difficult case or an idea that helps their business, then the day has done its job.”

Martin Reynolds, Chief Executive Officer of SimplyBiz Mortgages and FIBA Chairman, added:

“One of the biggest opportunities for brokers is being able to recognise when a case that falls outside their usual work can still be helped. You do not have to know every part of specialist property finance yourself, but you do need to know when to ask another question, who to speak to and how the different parts of a transaction fit together.

“That is very much the thinking behind the FIBA sessions this year. We want to make specialist finance accessible to brokers who may not deal with it every day, while also giving experienced firms a chance to hear how others are approaching cases and working together.”

For more information and to register, visit: https://www.mortgagebusinessexpo.com/