Bob joins BDS from MGM Home Finance, which he helped set up, and brings with him a wealth of experience in the mortgage market. Bob will be responsible for the management and development of the existing BDS network.
The network is highly focused on working in partnership with intermediary firms to ensure that all opportunities for business and growth are realised and that both the BDS Network and individual intermediary firms grow and develop profitably.
Bob remains a directorship of his own brokerage, which joins the BDS network as an appointed representative. This gives Bob a unique position of being both the creator and recipient of the features and benefits of the network, ensuring that the focus on extraordinary services is never lost.
Commenting on the appointment, Phil Jay, managing director at BDS Mortgages, said: “BDS has always had a year of tremendous growth and one of the highlights is certainly the success of the BDS Network. Mortgage regulation was seen for many networks as nothing more than a ‘land-grab’ to get as many AR’s as possible. We chose instead to work with a small number of firms and deliver a highly focused and customised added value proposition. This has stood us in good stead and has given us a robust platform upon which to build the business. Having Bob join the team is a tremendous boost for the company and will ensure that all intermediaries dealing with BDS Mortgages continue to have confidence and assurance in our products, service and procedures.”
Hope said: “I have witnessed first hand the excellent way that BDS work to support their business partners across the mortgage market. This is a terrific opportunity for me to help mould a new and innovative period of growth for the network and deliver a proposition that is second to none. BDS is an established and respected firm, celebrating their 15th anniversary this year. I look forward to being a part of the next 15 years."
