Headlinemoney Awards 2017

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AWARDS 2017
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Mortgage Journalist of the Year
From the original
shortlist of five names
for the B2B category,
two journalists quickly
emerged as front-
runners in the eyes of
the judging panel with
Mortgage Solutions’
Samantha Partington
eventually landing
the spoils. “It’s pretty
clear she’s got a very
decent contact book
in this sphere. She
just owned these
stories,” one judge
commented. “Her story on how one big name
high street lender was writing to clients six months
before their mortgage term finished in a bid to try
and cut out brokers was really good. Samantha
drives issues forward and is very good at explaining
things clearly,” a second judge added.
The consumer section
of this category also
turned into a two-
horse race from the
original quintet who
originally made up
the shortlist with
’s
Sarah Davidson
securing top slot.
“The two pieces
on retirement and
self-employed
lending were both
very informative
and relevant to the
marketplace,” one judge pointed out. “Sarah’s
stories were really well-written and by asking all
the right questions she showed plenty of in-depth
knowledge. I also liked her sense of campaigning
and the fact rival outlets followed up the items,”
another panellist commented.
Winners
Samantha Partington, Mortgage Solutions (B2B) &
Sarah Davidson, (Consumer)
The B2B Shortlist The Consumer Shortlist
• Sam Barker, Mortgage Strategy
• Ryan Bembridge, Mortgage Introducer
• Rebekah Commane, Mortgage Strategy
• Samantha Partington, Mortgage Solutions
• Hannah Uttley, Mortgage Solutions
• Sarah Davidson,
• Stephen Maunder, Which?
• Hannah Nemeth, Moneywise
• Francesca Steele, The Times
• Paul Thomas, Money Mail
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