Firm doubles broker numbers in one year
Mortgage and protection broker Access Financial Services (Access FS) has announced that it reached 200 advisers earlier this month, following unprecedented growth in 2022.
The six-year-old firm made the announcement at the Access FS mortgage and protection academy earlier this month, where chief executive Karl Wilkinson (pictured) stated that the number of self-employed mortgage and protection advisers at the firm grew quickly from 100 in January 2022 to over 165 in the summer.
In December, protection advisers were informed that their monthly payments would be reduced, so they get to keep more of the money that they earn while still benefiting from the same level of training and compliance. In addition, new advisers do not pay any fees for either mortgages or protection for the first four months.
Access FS has also doubled the number of its head office staff, brought in administrative support for its advisers, and more recently, announced the opening of a training manager position to train and improve CeMAP 1,2, and 3 skillsets.
“We are incredibly proud to have reached the 200 milestone, the number of advisers wanting to join Access this year has surpassed expectation,” Wilkinson said.
“Our advisers tend to work heavily in their local communities. As we have grown, so has our collaborative culture – our advisers are encouraged to help each other and pass business to one another so they can focus on their individual strengths. This works so well that they then encourage other advisers to join Access to benefit from this unique support system.”
Wilkinson added that the Access Financial Services Academy, in its first year, brought in people from outside the industry and was responsible for the majority of new people becoming Access FS advisers and starting their own businesses.
“We look forward to continuing our period of growth, while increasing the value that we bring to our brilliant Access FS advisers,” he said.
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