Mortgage 1st acquires Peak Mortgages and Protection

Rhys Schofield to remain as ‘front-man’ of Peak

Jaskeet Briah
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Mortgage 1st has announced the acquisition of Peak Mortgages and Protection, increasing its adviser head count by more than 30%.

Peak was formed by principal adviser Rhys Schofield in 2018, and the brand will continue as a trading style under Mortgage 1st. Schofield will continue to run the day to day of Peak for the foreseeable future and will remain the "front-man" for clients and the team, he told COVER. The deal marks the first acquisition by Mortgage 1st since foundation in 2008 by Jon Stones as the sole adviser, now run by Stones and operations director, Lisa Stones. As an appointed representative of Stonebridge, Mortgage 1st has been supported by the network with this acquisition as well as previous g...

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