Real people. Unhurried expertise.
We believe that financial advice is a personal relationship, not an automated transaction. We do not operate call centres, script our conversations, or hand your file to a faceless queue. When you work with Campden Brook, you have direct access to a dedicated senior professional who knows your name, your family's background, and your long-term property goals.
Rooted in honey-stone quiet, built for modern clarity
Born from our practice roots in Chipping Campden, Campden Brook was founded to restore the traditional values of private client care to the modern UK financial landscape. In an era where mainstream lenders replace human judgement with automated decision trees and offshore call centres, we offer a steadfast alternative: unhurried counsel, radical plain English, and absolute legal alignment.
Radical plain English
Financial products are frequently buried under layers of unnecessary industry jargon and legal complexity.
We translate intricate lending guidelines, tax frameworks, and insurance policies into simple, transparent choices.
No waffle, no hidden conditions — just plain English direction so you can decide with total confidence.
Steadiness over volume
High-street brokers often chase transaction volume, treating clients like entries on a assembly line.
We take the opposite view. By limiting the number of active cases each adviser manages and supporting them with dedicated administrative pods, we preserve the breathing room required to give your finances the unhurried diligence they deserve.
No automated queues
When you telephone or email Campden Brook, you speak directly to your appointed Principal broker or dedicated Case Manager.
You will never be bounced between department queues, forced to re-explain your background, or left wondering who is taking ownership of your completion date.
Meet our advisory & operational practice
Our team brings together decades of deep financial experience, legal understanding, and operational precision. Supported by our unique pod model — where each senior adviser works shoulder-to-shoulder with dedicated case managers — we ensure every application receives uncompromised care.
Mike Siviter
Principal
With over three decades in the UK mortgage market, Mike Siviter provides the steady hand at the helm of our lending advice. He has guided thousands of families into their homes and helped seasoned property investors structure multi-million-pound portfolios across every phase of the economic cycle.
Within our wider ecosystem, Mike serves as a cornerstone of financial strategy, bridging the gap between high-net-worth property ambitions and complex lending criteria.
Robyn Painter
Client Manager
If securing a mortgage is a complex journey, Robyn Painter is the navigator who ensures no detail is overlooked along the way. Having worked shoulder-to-shoulder with Mike Siviter for over seven years, Robyn possesses an exceptional depth of industry knowledge.
As Lead Senior Case & Client Manager, she oversees our administrative pod, translating underwriter queries into clear updates and ensuring every document is perfectly packaged before submission.
Tracey Newman
Operations Director
Tracey Newman brings a formidable pedigree to the leadership team, with a career spanning over twenty years in mainstream and private banking before transitioning into senior executive management within the legal profession.
As Director of Operations, Tracey orchestrates our day-to-day practice, ensuring that our high-level advisory standards translate into seamless, frictionless execution for every client file.
Imogen Williams
Bridging & Short-Term Debt Specialist
With nearly fifteen years’ experience at the sharp end of the property finance market, Imogen Williams leads our short-term lending desk.
Throughout her career, she has advised on and arranged specialist bridging and development finance for an exceptionally diverse client base—ranging from seasoned property developers and complex corporate holding structures to high-net-worth individuals and international investors. Having operated across both the lender and banking sides of the industry as well as in independent debt advisory, Imogen brings a rare, 360-degree perspective to every transaction.
Stu Wood
Growth & Systems Architect
Over the past decade, Stuart Wood has operated as a venture builder, dedicating his career to refining broken, paper-heavy systems within professional services.
From co-founding national tax consultancies to architecting software that safeguards conveyancing compliance, Stuart’s expertise lies in stripping away administrative friction to leave processes transparent, secure, and compliant by design.
Leah Thomas
Mortgage Operations Consultant
Leah Thomas brings a rare, 360-degree perspective to Campden Brook, having mastered virtually every facet of the UK mortgage industry since 2018.
Her career spans roles as a Business Development Manager guiding brokers through lender criteria, a Senior Mortgage Adviser managing complex client files, and an operational leader overseeing compliance for a national network of over 650 advisers.
Part of something bigger: The Squid Group ecosystem
Joined-up legal and financial care under one roof.
Campden Brook is proud to be the financial services arm of The Squid Group, working alongside our sister conveyancing practices, Kingsley Bond and Montrose Brown Solicitors.
In traditional property purchases, mortgage brokers and conveyancers operate in isolated silos — communicating via sporadic emails and leaving clients to bridge the gap. We dismantled that division. When you instruct Campden Brook, your broker and your conveyancing solicitor share a unified overview of your file from Day 1.
We resolve lender offer conditions alongside title searches, pre-empt legal queries before exchange, and eliminate administrative friction. The result is total clarity, faster completions, and absolute certainty for your property transaction.
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Whether you are stepping onto the ladder for the first time, moving home, refinancing an existing property, or securing your family's future — our senior team is ready to listen.