Last night saw the presentation of this year's Moneyfacts Awards, with hundreds of industry professionals from the UK's leading financial institutions coming together to find out who got to take home one (or a few) of the coveted awards. The glamorous ceremony, held at the Pavilion at the Tower of London, was hosted by The Last Leg's Josh Widdicombe.
"By continuing to display value, choice and innovation, all the finalists and winners at this year's Moneyfacts Awards should be proud of their achievements," commented Lee Tillcock, Editor of Moneyfacts magazine. "Providing the products and services that have best met the needs of consumers, the Moneyfacts Awards showcase the providers and brokers who have consistently demonstrated a commitment to quality and excellence that will serve them well during the next year."
The awards categories ranged from Best No Notice Account Provider, won by RCI Bank UK, to Best Service from a Mortgage Provider, which saw HSBC take the crown, to several Best Card Provider awards and of course the overall powerhouse that is the Personal Finance Provider of the Year. This last category was won by Post Office Money, with Virgin Money being highly commended and Tesco Bank commended.
Anyone looking for a new finance product or curious to see if their provider won Best Current Account Provider, for instance, can take a look at the list below to find the winners as well as those who were highly commended or commended.
Congratulations to all of this year's winners!
| Best Fixed Rate Mortgage Provider |
Best Variable Rate Mortgage Provider |
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Winner: Post Office Money
Highly Commended: Yorkshire Building Society
Commended: Barclays Mortgage
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Winner: Tesco Bank
Highly Commended: Nationwide Building Society
Commended: Cumberland Building Society
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| Best Remortgage Provider |
Best First-Time Buyer Mortgage Provider |
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Winner: Coventry Building Society
Highly Commended: Tesco Bank
Commended: Skipton Building Society
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Winner: Hanley Economic Building Society
Highly Commended: Vernon Building Society
Commended: Yorkshire Building Society
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| Regional Lending Provider of the Year |
Best Specialist Mortgage Provider |
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Winner: Cumberland Building Society
Highly Commended: Cambridge Building Society
Commended: Monmouthshire Building Society
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Winner: OneSavings Bank
Highly Commended: Kensington Mortgages
Commended: Vida Homeloans
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| Best Building Society Mortgage Provider |
Best Bank Mortgage Provider |
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Winner: Yorkshire Building Society
Highly Commended: Coventry Building Society
Commended: Hanley Economic Building Society
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Winner: HSBC
Highly Commended: Post Office Money
Commended: Sainsbury's Bank
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| Best Online Mortgage Provider |
Best Service from a Mortgage Provider |
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Winner: Nationwide Building Society
Highly Commended: Santander
Commended: NatWest Intermediary Solutions
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Winner: Halifax
Highly Commended: NatWest Intermediary Solutions
Commended: Barclays Mortgage
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| Mortgage Broker of the Year |
Mortgage Network of the Year |
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Winner: Mortgage Advice Bureau
Highly Commended: London & Country Mortgages
Commended: MCB Financial Services
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Winner: Openwork
Highly Commended: JLM Mortgage Services Ltd
Commended: Mortgage Intelligence
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| Best Conveyancing/Legal Search Service |
Best Surveying Service |
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Winner: Countrywide Conveyancing Services
Highly Commended: eConveyancer
Commended: Gordons Property Lawyers
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Winner: Colleys Surveyors
Highly Commended: Metropolis Surveyors
Commended: e.surv Chartered Surveyors
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| Best No Notice Account Provider |
Best Notice Account Provider |
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Winner: RCI Bank UK
Highly Commended: Virgin Money
Commended: Kent Reliance
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Winner: Al Rayan Bank
Highly Commended: Secure Trust Bank
Commended: Shawbrook Bank
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| Best Fixed Account Provider |
Best Internet Account Provider |
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Winner: BLME
Highly Commended: Al Rayan Bank
Commended: Atom Bank
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Winner: Charter Savings Bank
Highly Commended: Virgin Money
Commended: Paragon Bank
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| Best Cash ISA Provider |
Best Building Society Savings Provider |
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Winner: Virgin Money
Highly Commended: Al Rayan Bank
Commended: Paragon Bank
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Winner: Leeds Building Society
Highly Commended: National Counties Building Society (including Family Building Society)
Commended: Coventry Building Society
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| Best Bank Savings Provider |
Best Secured Loan Provider |
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Winner: Virgin Money
Highly Commended: Al Rayan Bank
Commended: Charter Savings Bank
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Winner: Together
Highly Commended: United Trust Bank
Commended: Masthaven Bank
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| Secured Loan Broker of the Year |
Best Personal Loan Provider |
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Winner: Loans Warehouse
Highly Commended: Norton Finance
Commended: Freedom Finance Ltd
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Winner: M&S Bank
Highly Commended: Sainsbury's Bank
Commended: Zopa
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| Best Current Account Provider |
Best Card Provider (Introductory Rate) |
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Winner: Yorkshire Bank / Clydesdale Bank
Highly Commended: Halifax
Commended: Post Office Money
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Winner: Sainsbury's Bank
Highly Commended: Halifax
Commended: AA
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| Best Card Provider (Standard Rate) |
Best Card Provider (Balance Transfer Rate) |
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Winner: Tesco Bank
Highly Commended: AA
Commended: Lloyds Bank
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Winner: MBNA
Highly Commended: nuba
Commended: Halifax
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| Innovation in Personal Finance |
Personal Finance Provider of the Year |
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Winner: Eligible (Digital mortgage platform)
Highly Commended: NatWest (Paperless mortgage)
Commended: Yorkshire Building Society (Savings pledges)
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Winner: Post Office Money
Highly Commended: Virgin Money
Commended: Tesco Bank
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