I’m a Cornishman, I worked for many years in retail, for businesses including Currys and Comet as well as a well-known discount supermarket chain. I began my financial career in 1999 working for a large specialist broker before becoming a fully-fledged mortgage advisor in the corporate estate agency world. From there I changed to banking and worked for The Co-operative Bank for 11 years in branch management.
In 2017 I decided to return to the mortgage sector and in 2022 I joined the team at Exe Mortgages. Following a chat with David, we realised we share the same values and ideas on what good mortgage advice looks like and the working practices and ethics needed to provide it.
I particularly enjoy a good handhold, whether its first-time buyers excited about the initial step on the ladder, or those further up that ladder looking at later-life lending as a way to stay in their homes or to generate some extra income. It’s seeing these through from the beginning to the completion at the end that gives me that warm fuzzy “I’ve helped someone today” feeling.
I live in St Austell but help clients from all over the country, as well as those closer to home and those I’ve helped before.
Outside of work I have a lovely family and a large and very energetic Golden Retriever, Winston. We love walking and exploring the local area, as well as meeting up with lots of Winston’s friends. We’ll more often than not be found on or near a beach in either flipflops or wellies. My daughter is a keen runner and seems to share my love of Mountain Biking, although she’s a lot braver than I am nowadays!