Real people. Unhurried advice.

We don't run call centres, script our conversations or pass your file around a queue. You'll know who's looking after you, and they'll know you.

A small team who'll know your name, your file and your completion date.

Rooted in the Cotswolds

Campden Brook was founded to bring the values of a traditional private practice to everyday mortgage and protection advice: patience, discretion and straight answers.

Our roots are in Chipping Campden, but we work with clients across the UK by phone, video and in person.

An arched stone doorway in the Cotswolds

Plain English

We translate lending criteria and policy terms into clear choices, so you can decide with confidence. No waffle, no hidden conditions.

Steadiness over volume

We keep our caseload manageable so every client gets proper attention, and our client manager keeps each case moving.

No queues

When you call or email, you'll reach someone who already knows your file. You won't have to explain yourself twice.

What you can expect from us

  • A wide choice of lenders

    We search across high-street banks, building societies and specialist lenders to find terms that suit your circumstances, not just the lenders we know best.

  • People you can reach

    You'll have a named adviser and a client manager who know your file and your deadline. You'll never be handed to a call centre.

  • Plain English, always

    We translate lending criteria, rate structures and policy terms into clear choices, so you can decide with confidence.

  • Cases that keep moving

    A mortgage offer is only the halfway point. We keep in touch with the lender, the valuer and your solicitor until you complete, and we tell you what's happening.

The team

Mike Siviter

Mike Siviter

Principal and adviser

With more than three decades in the UK mortgage market, Mike has helped thousands of people into their homes and helped property investors structure their borrowing through every phase of the economic cycle.

He is Campden Brook's principal and adviser: every recommendation we make comes from him, and he still enjoys a case that doesn't fit the usual boxes.

Mortgages, personal protection and relevant life cover

Robyn Painter

Robyn Painter

Client Manager

If getting a mortgage is a journey with a lot of moving parts, Robyn makes sure none of them gets lost. She has worked alongside Mike for more than seven years and has a deep knowledge of how lenders work.

Robyn runs every case from first enquiry to completion: turning underwriter queries into clear updates, chasing what needs chasing, and making sure every application is properly packaged before it goes to a lender.

Your day-to-day contact, from enquiry to completion

Tracey Newman

Tracey Newman

Director of Operations

Tracey spent more than twenty years in mainstream and private banking before moving into senior leadership in professional services.

As Director of Operations she runs the day-to-day practice, making sure the standards we set show up in every client file, every update and every completion.

Operations and standards

Imogen Williams

Imogen Williams

Bridging & Short-Term Finance

Imogen has spent nearly fifteen years in property finance, on the lender and banking side and in independent debt advisory. She has worked on bridging and development finance for property developers, investors and private clients.

That mix gives her an unusually complete view of how short-term lenders think, and what makes a case straightforward for them. At Campden Brook she focuses on bridging and short-term finance.

Bridging and short-term finance

Stu Wood

Stu Wood

Growth & Systems

Stu has spent the last decade building businesses in professional services, from co-founding a national tax consultancy to designing software that takes the paperwork out of compliance.

At Campden Brook he looks after how we reach people and the systems behind the scenes, so the process stays clear, secure and compliant by design.

Systems, marketing and growth

Leah Thomas

Leah Thomas

Mortgage Operations Consultant

Leah has worked across almost every part of the UK mortgage industry since 2018: as a business development manager helping brokers with lender criteria, handling complex mortgage cases, and in an operational role overseeing compliance for a national network of more than 650 advisers.

At Campden Brook she focuses on mortgage operations, keeping cases organised, well documented and moving.

Mortgage operations

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