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Saffron for Intermediaries offer support for you and your clients to ensure you have access to be best available products conveniently and efficiently - with knowledgeable, flexible and professional support. Use the search tool below to find contact details for your BDM.
Biography
We thrive on being the first port of call for new case enquiries. Our ethos of embracing different, and the complex cases we look for, means naturally each call is a new challenge, so we have to be able to adapt and respond to anything that comes our way – that’s what keeps it interesting.
Embarking on a complex lending journey with your clients may seem daunting, but you're not alone. We are trained on policy, criteria and product to the same level as our underwriters. It’s this technical capability that sets us apart from other lenders and allows us to help unlock solutions.
There to ensure your journey with Saffron starts on the right path – we will give you a friendly, speedy and clear response – giving you that decision certainty you’re looking for.
Our role is about supporting brokers, but supporting each other too. Whilst outside of work we’re about family time, and exploring new places, we love a team dinner - occasionally we even throw in a boogie or something more competitive!
We have already helped thousands of broker partners make their clients’ housing dreams a reality. To find out how we can we help you – please contact us today, via your choice of three channels - phone, email, and LiveChat.
Contact Intermediary Support Team
- Tel: 01799 582925
- Email: ist@saffronbs.co.uk
Biography
Alice has over a decade of experience in financial services, building a well-rounded career across both intermediary and lender sides of the industry. She began as a mortgage administrator before progressing to become a senior mortgage broker, where she enjoyed helping clients find the right solutions for their needs.
Keen to broaden her expertise, Alice moved into specialist lending and general insurance roles, gaining valuable insight into the full lending process and wider market. She now draws on this experience to deliver fair, balanced outcomes for brokers and customers. Known for her calm, methodical approach and problem-solving skills, Alice is highly trusted.
Outside work, she enjoys live music and is an avid ice hockey supporter – she can often be found cheering from the stands at the weekend.
Biography
Laura Smith is one of our Business Development Managers at Saffron for Intermediaries. She brings a wealth of experience in the mortgage and financial sectors to her role, having previously worked with Fleet Mortgages, Knowledge Bank, and One Mortgage System.
Laura is passionate about supporting brokers, offering clear guidance and practical solutions to help them navigate an evolving mortgage landscape. Her dedication to collaboration and service shines through in her approach, as she works to build genuine, value-adding relationships with brokers.
Outside of work, Laura’s got a knack for music – you’ll often find her playing the piano or guitar. She’s a keen artist too and has recently illustrated her first book.
Biography
Leah Kavanagh has been navigating the financial services landscape since 2015, starting out as a cashier at West Brom Building Society before quickly qualifying as a mortgage broker. From new builds and buy-to-lets to complex cases like limited companies and adverse credit, Leah has seen it all and loves finding solutions where others can’t.
As a broker, Leah thrived on turning tricky cases into success stories and previously honed her expertise as a CeMAP and CeRER qualified Regulated Trainer at Primis Network, coaching brokers to be at the top of their game.
Now at Saffron, Leah brings that same drive to help brokers find the perfect fit for their clients, using our flexible lending criteria to help clients with ‘out-of-the-box’ requirements.
Biography
Leanna King is the Business Development Manager at Saffron for Intermediaries for the South East, she has been navigating the financial services landscape within Saffron Building Society since 2014, starting out in the contact centre to then mortgage retentions before starting to raise her 2 children and then her way back home to Saffron in 2022 in the Business Development Team.
She’s passionate about sharing her know-how’s – whether she’s educating and developing mortgage brokers on the ins and outs of our lending criteria, working through complex lending requirements, and developing business opportunities, Leanna will be there for you
Leanna’s friendly, speedy, and clear response will give you that decision certainty you’re looking for.
When Leanna is not working on complex lending requirements, she is at all of her Son’s football matches or being forced to talk all things Spurs; before changing to take her daughter to Ballet.
Something you may not know about Leanna is that she and her family are die hard Harry Potter fans.