The initiative is called Brokering Change and brokers who sign up will receive materials including certificates, use of the Brokering Change logo to promote their social responsibility activity to their customers and regular updates from Shelter on how the money is helping homeless and badly housed people in the UK.
Brokering Change is the first and only scheme of its kind in the country and aims to raise money to help the hundreds of thousands of people across the country living in fear of eviction or repossession and those without a home to call their own.
The scheme is being officially announced today by Stephen Smith, director housing & external affairs at Legal & General, Terry McCutcheon, managing director at the Finance Planning Group, and Campbell Robb, chief executive of Shelter through a special video that will be hosted on the L&G website.
Smith said: “For every person helped to buy or rent a property there is someone else living in fear of eviction or repossession and many thousands more who have no permanent place to call home.
“Brokering Change is a simple and easy way for mortgage brokers to make a real difference and we hope all of our brokers will sign up to this important scheme and help broker real change for those in housing need.”
Robb said: “We are extremely grateful for Legal & General’s support over the last two years and are thrilled to be launching this exciting new scheme with them today.
“At Shelter we know only too well how many people are facing a daily struggle to keep a roof over their head and how many more have lost their home altogether. The money raised through this scheme will make a real difference, ensuring we can help as many people as possible in these difficult times.”
