
The Specialist Academy
Level up your expertise
What is the Academy?

The L&G Mortgage Club Specialist Academy is a structured learning programme designed in response to our member’s feedback, who wanted a clear, structured and practical specialist education.
Created by L&G Mortgage Club in partnership with the LIBF, part of Walbrook Institute London and leading specialist lenders, the Academy brings together a recognised CPSP qualification, real-world lender expertise and practical learning in one cohesive programme.
The LIBF's CPSP modules cover:
- Specialist property finance
- Regulation of lending activities
- The benefits and risks of specialist property finance
- Fundamentals of bridging finance
- Solutions for bridging finance
- Underwriting a short-term loan
- Development finance
- Commercial mortgages
- Underwriting a commercial mortgage
- The buy-to-let mortgage market
With additional learning content provided by specialist lenders in:
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Bridging finance
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Commercial mortgages
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Specialist residential
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Specialist buy-to-let
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Second charge lending

Advisers who successfully complete the programme and pass the required assessments achieve a recognised CPSP qualification from LIBF, part of Walbrook Institute London, as well as additional completion certificates for Academy lender content.
The specialist lenders helping you level up
We’re grateful to our specialist lender sponsors who have helped us to make our Specialist Academy possible.
Their support plays a vital role in deepening specialist knowledge and sharing valuable real-world expertise.
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Time to level-up?
Our Academy is only available to L&G Mortgage Club members.
Our current cohort is full, but if you're ready to level up your specialist skills then register your interest, and we'll let you know in advance of any future intakes.
Want to know more?
Check out our full FAQ for further details.
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