Exclusive adds Opal

This increases the coverage across the UK to over 50 offices.

Opal Home Loans which was formed in 2005 is based in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. Directors include George Carroll, formally of ICMG and Rooftop Service Centre and James Rapley.

Opal Home Loans has joined Exclusive Connections as a business partner and will benefit from a comprehensive range of products from the Exclusive Connections panel of 22 lenders, highly competitive procuration fees and on-site processing from a selection of lenders as well as marketing support.

Glen Smith, director of Opal Home Loans, said: “It was an easy decision for us. Exclusive Connections is an established brand with extremely strong lender relationships. We have been impressed with the whole team and can now look forward to strengthening our broker proposition as a result of our decision to join.”

Matthew Arena, managing director of Exclusive Connections, added: “We are pleased to welcome Opal Home Loans to Exclusive Connections. To attract a business of this stature with its high profile directors is a further indication that our business proposition is flexible and attractive to new members and I look forward to building a strong and long term successful business relationship with Opal Home Loans.”