The Manchester Mortgage Sleep Out will take place at the Assetz Capital office in South West Manchester and the London event at a venue in Enfield on Friday 30 November.
The Manchester event will include participants from Sirius Manchester, NatWest Commercial, Easier Finances and Assetz Capital. Both events are open to new participants, who want to support Mortgage Sleep Out but have yet to arrange their own event.
For more details and to register for the Manchester event please contact Adele Turton, director at Sirius Property Finance, on [email protected]. Anyone wishing to take part in the London event can contact Laura Hammond, director at Also Communications, on [email protected].
Turton said: “Homelessness is on the rise every year and this is a great cause, which I’m very proud to be part of it. We agreed to organising a Sleep Out in August and now ‘winter is coming’, it really brings it home just how difficult homelessness must be.
“There are industry Sleep Outs all over the country, including our colleagues at Sirius London and Brightstar Billericay.
“In Manchester, Sirius has joined a team of other Manchester based lenders and brokers. We are spending the night at Assetz Capital’s HQ in South West Manchester. If anyone would like to join us, please get in touch with myself or Damien Druce from Assetz Capital.”
Damien Druce, director at Assetz Capital, added: “Supporting this noble cause is a no brainer given the plight of homeless people in our country’s towns and cities, and its year-on-year rise.
“What better time of the year to do this; when the suffering of the homeless is compounded by shorter days and much colder weather often with unpredictable extremities.
“To add to this, whilst rough sleepers are seeking out safe places to stay, those more fortunate are Christmas shopping or out revelling with colleagues.
“The mortgage industry can be fiercely competitive at times, but that competition never gets in the way of pulling together in support of good causes and this is the reason why I, along with our co-founder and chief executive Stuart Law, will be joined by colleagues and peers from across Manchester to bolster our support in raising further awareness and funds for the homeless.”
Scott Marshall, managing director at Roma Finance, said: “Roma Finance is delighted to support The Manchester Mortgage Sleep Out.
“Homelessness and rough sleeping are a tragedy at any time of the year, but the timing of this event couldn’t be any more important with the onset of winter. We wish Mortgage Sleep Out every success and hope it raises enough money to end the plight for so many unfortunate people.”
Ally Kassam, director at Easier Finances, who has already been actively fund raising, added: “When I saw this initiative in the trade press, there was no pause - I signed up straight away.
“Spending my days helping people buy their home, then seeing homelessness on the streets has always sat uneasily with me.
“I have always supported local homeless charities, but this seemed to be the perfect opportunity to truly experience what people have to go through daily, to help to raise awareness and funds to try to make a difference.”
The open events in London and Manchester are a great opportunity to take part in Mortgage Sleep Out, which is taking place at almost 100 events across the country on 30 November to raise money for the charity End Youth Homelessness (EYH).
