B&C Awards 2026: Winners revealed

This year’s event, in association with Black & White Bridging, turned up the volume, delivering a high-energy celebration inspired by the best of 1950s Britain and America.

Over 700 guests time travelled back to the 1950s, celebrating the best of the specialist finance industry in style.

In total, 26 winners were announced across the bridging, commercial, development, and BTL mortgage sectors.

Full list of winners of the B&C Awards 2026:

Best Bridging Newcomer — Broker
Winner: Vandermolen Real Estate
Highly commended: Aquilae Capital

Best Bridging Newcomer — Lender
Winner: Morpheus Lending
Highly commended: Pallas Capital

Best Surveyor
Winner: Project & Co
Highly commended: Anderson Wilde & Harris

Specialist BTL Broker of the Year
Winner: Ramsay & White
Highly commended: SPF Private Clients

Specialist BTL Lender of the Year
Winner: LendInvest
Highly commended: Castle Trust Bank

Best Specialist Finance Partner
Winner: Method Valuation UK
Highly commended: VAS

Large Loan Lender of the Year
Winner: Hilco Real Estate Finance
Highly commended: HSBC

Best Specialist Distributor
Winner: Positive Lending
Highly commended: Crystal Specialist Finance

Best Specialist Bank
Winner: OSB Group
Highly commended: United Trust Bank

Best Solicitor
Winner: SC&W
Highly commended: Gunnercooke

Best Development Broker
Winner: Positive Commercial Finance
Highly commended: Arc & Co

Best Development Lender
Winner: West One
Highly commended: Goldentree Financial Services

Best Regional Bridging Lender of the Year
Winner: MS Lending Group
Highly commended: ScotLend

Underwriter of the Year
Winner: Heather Hancock, Black & White Bridging
Highly commended: Mike Watson, MS Lending Group

Specialist Product of the Year
Winner: Colenko (HMO Conversion)
Highly commended: Avamore (Part-Build / Finish & Exit)

Regulated Bridging Broker of the Year
Winner: Clifton Private Finance
Highly commended: KIS Finance

Regulated Bridging Lender of the Year
Winner: MT Finance
Highly commended: Alternative Bridging Corporation

Lender Relationship Manager of the Year
Winner: Ginny Warby, Masthaven Finance
Highly commended: David Weir, Hope Capital

Best Commercial Broker
Winner: Envelop
Highly commended: Coreco Commercial

Commercial Lender of the Year
Winner: Hampshire Trust Bank
Highly commended: Allica Bank

Service Excellence — Broker
Winner: SPF Private Clients
Highly commended: Word On The Street

Service Excellence — Lender
Winner: Octane Capital
Highly commended: Allica Bank

Best Bridging Broker
Winner: Willow Isle Capital
Highly commended: Arc & Co

Bridging Lender of the Year
Winner: Together
Highly commended: MS Lending Group

Outstanding Contribution
Winner: Scott Marshall, Roma Finance

Lifetime Achievement
Winner: Ray Cohen

Best Dressed
Karen Rodrigues, director of sales at TAB
Josh Rees-Davies, senior marketing executive at Lendco