During this challenging time, we want to reassure you that we’re here to support you and we remain open for business. To help support you, we've published a list of frequently asked questions.
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Lifetime Mortgages
New business enquiries
Phone: 03330 048 444 Option 2, Option 1
Email: enquiries@landghomefinance.com
Underwriting support
Phone: 03330 048 444 Option 2, Option 2
Email: underwriting@landghomefinance.com
Completions team
Phone: 03330 048 444 Option 1, Option 3
Email: completions@landghomefinance.com
Further advances
Phone: 03330 048 444 Option 1, Option 4
Email: furtheradvances@landghomefinance.com
Customer services
Phone: 03330 048 444 Option 1
Email: customerservices@landghomefinance.com
Our address: Legal & General Home Finance, PO BOX 17225, Solihull B91 9US
Retirement Interest Only Mortgage (RIO)
New business enquiries
Phone: 03330 048 444 Option 2, Option 1
Email: rioenquiries@landghomefinance.com
Underwriting support
Phone: 03330 048 444 Option 2, Option 2
Email: residentialmortgages@landghomefinance.com
Completions team
Phone: 03330 048 444 Option 1, Option 3
Email: residentialmortgages@landghomefinance.com
Customer services
Phone: 03330 048 444 Option 1
Email: customerservices@landghomefinance.com
Our address: Legal & General Home Finance, PO BOX 17225, Solihull B91 9US
Call us Monday to Friday, between 8.30am to 5.30pm.
We may record and monitor calls. Call charges will vary.
If you're contacting us by email please remember not to send any personal, financial or banking information belonging to you or your client because email is not a secure method of communication.
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Meet the team
From everyday queries to starting up with us, see our team below.
Telephone Account Managers
Tina Robinson
Telephone Account ManagerTina Robinson
Telephone Account ManagerTina has been working at Legal & General Home Finance since 2015, and became a Telephone Account Manager in November 2017.
Tina is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with independent financial advisers and firms that specialise in wealth management.
Email: tina.robinson@landghomefinance.com
Telephone: 0121 712 2722
Harriet Moon
Telephone Account ManagerHarriet Moon
Telephone Account ManagerHarriet has been at Legal & General Home Finance since it was founded in 2015. In that time she has progressed from Sales Support into a Telephone Account Manager role.
She is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships in the Specialist Equity Release channel, supporting brokers in the later life lending sector.
Email: harriet.moon@landghomefinance.com
Telephone: 0121 712 2747
Sally Richards
Telephone Account ManagerSally Richards
Telephone Account ManagerSally joined Legal & General Home Finance in June 2019 as a Telephone Account Manager.
She is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships in the mortgage broker channel, supporting brokers in the later life lending sector.
She has over ten years’ experience in relationship management, having previously worked for Lex Autolease as a customer relationship manager and for Halifax as a banking adviser both within Lloyds Banking Group.
Email: sally.richards@landghomefinance.com
Telephone: 0121 712 3821
Chris Cassidy
Telephone Account ManagerChris Cassidy
Telephone Account ManagerChris has been working at Legal & General Home Finance since 2016.
With a wide breadth of experience across both the Sales Support and Customer Outcomes teams, he understands how to communicate with both customers and advisers.
Chris became a Telephone Account Manager in September 2019. He is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with independent financial advisers who take an holistic approach to their clients retirement proposition.
Email: chris.cassidy@landghomefinance.com
Tel: 0121 712 2743
Geoff Hart
Sales ManagerGeoff Hart
Sales ManagerGeoff has been working in Financial Services for over 30 years and joined Legal & General Home Finance in 2018.
Most recently he has worked in Area Management with Yorkshire Building Society and Barclays Local Business. In these roles he covered Mortgage, Savings and Relationship banking.
Geoff leads our Telephone Account Manager and Sales Support teams in Solihull.
Distribution team
Dave Stratton
Distribution DirectorDave Stratton
Distribution DirectorDave has over 30 years’ experience in financial services and working with intermediary firms. Before joining Legal & General Home Finance in April 2020 he was Group Sales Director for Curtis Banks, a specialist pension provider, and prior to that held a number of senior distribution roles at AXA Wealth.
He is responsible for driving our distribution strategy across the Specialist, Wealth and Mortgage channels, delivering against our ambition to grow the market and helping advisers to recognise the role of lifetime mortgages in meeting client needs.
Dave is chartered through the CII and a member of the Personal Finance Society, holding a Diploma and IMC.
Email: dave.stratton@landghomefinance.com
Telephone: 07385 347730
Nick Birdseye
Strategic Partner Development DirectorNick Birdseye
Strategic Partner Development DirectorNick is Strategic Partner Development Director for Legal & General Home Finance. He is responsible for developing distribution partner relationships with Networks, DA firms, Mortgage Clubs and Affinities; helping those businesses enter and flourish in the Later Life Lending sector.
Nick joined Legal & General in 2012 after 18 years with Aviva. Nick has a deep understanding of delivering advice to both Lifetime Mortgage and Wealth Management customers having led national salesforces at both Aviva and Legal & General. In addition to significant B2B and D2C experience, Nick previously secured Legal & General Home Finance's bank Lifetime Mortgage distribution agreements with NatWest, Virgin Money, Santander and the Co-operative Bank and understands the challenges of meeting customer needs across all markets.
Email: nick.birdseye@landg.com
Telephone: 07738 375182
John Coffey
Key Account DirectorJohn Coffey
Key Account DirectorJohn has worked for Legal & General for 11 years, moving to Legal & General Home Finance in 2015. He previously worked in the Equity Release world in the 90’s with Stalwart Assurance and Britannic Retirement Solutions.
John currently heads up our specialist channel, supporting the business of our largest distributors.
Email: john.coffey@landg.com
Telephone: 07894 259602
Rob Miles
Head of Wealth Adviser SalesRob Miles
Head of Wealth Adviser SalesRob has been working at Legal & General for 29 years. Rob started his career with us within operations and moved to sales in 2002.
This combination of service and sales experience helps him truly understand what is important to advisers.
Rob has always operated within the wealth adviser community and in June 2017 he was appointed to lead the wealth adviser channel within Legal & General Home Finance. This move allows him to take a relatively new proposition (Lifetime Mortgages) out to a well-established group of advisers.
Email: rob.miles@landg.com
Telephone: 07979 534637
Marie Catch
Head of Mortgage Broker SalesMarie Catch
Head of Mortgage Broker SalesMarie has 20 years’ experience within the financial services industry. She began in mortgage adviser training and development at the West Bromwich Building Society. She then moved to Legal & General, where she has worked across our insurance divisions and for the Mortgage Club for many years, working with specialist broker firms, lenders and regulatory bodies.
Marie now heads up the mortgage broker channel for Legal & General Home Finance, supporting brokers in their transition into the lifetime space and helping them to achieve the right client outcomes.
Marie won “Woman in Later Life Lending” in Financial Reporter’s Women’s Recognition Award in 2019.
Email: marie.catch@landg.com
Telephone: 07738 696121
Chris Nown
National Account ManagerChris Nown
National Account ManagerChris joined Legal & General Home Finance in 2018, having previously spent two years at Royal London promoting their trading platform Ascentric to financial advisers.
Before his time at Royal London, Chris worked for Legal & General for 20 years. During this time he worked in various customer facing roles, including line management and operations, as well as a Business Development Manager in our Pension and Investment business.
Chris is now responsible for helping advisers across the UK understand the value of our Lifetime Mortgage proposition.
Email: chris.nown@landghomefinance.com
Telephone: 07384 435699
Michelle Peskett
National Account ManagerMichelle Peskett
National Account ManagerMichelle joined Legal & General Home Finance as a National Account Manager in March 2019. She is responsible for developing relationships in the mortgage broker channel and supporting advisers in the later life lending sector. Michelle helps advisers to understand the value of our Lifetime Mortgage proposition.
With over 17 years of experience in the financial services industry, Michelle has previously worked as a financial adviser providing financial advice to both mortgage and wealth clients.
Email: michelle.peskett@landghomefinance.com
Tel: 07469 406847
Jo Wilson
Key Account ManagerJo Wilson
Key Account ManagerJo has been in the equity release industry since 2003, helping to develop a lifetime mortgage business from scratch which was acquired by Legal & General in 2015 to become Legal & General Home Finance.
Jo enjoys her role as our Key Account Manager, working closely with our top accounts to help them grow their business through our range of Lifetime Mortgages. She also provides product training, when required.
Email: jo.wilson@landghomefinance.com
Telephone: 07796 443517
John Macdonald
Key Account ManagerJohn Macdonald
Key Account ManagerJohn joined Legal & General Home Finance as a Key Account Manager in April 2019 having moved across from Legal & General Group Protection, where he spent nearly three years as a Business Development Consultant.
He is currently working towards his Diploma in Regulated Financial planning and is responsible for developing relationships in the Wealth broker channel, supporting advisers in the later life lending sector and growing the Lifetime Mortgage book for Legal & General.
Email: john.macdonald@landg.com
Tel: 07384 901100
Sara Freer
Key Account ManagerSara Freer
Key Account ManagerSara joined the Distribution team as a Key Account Manager in July 2019. She has a wide understanding of the Legal & General Home Finance business, having previously worked within Operations as both a Customer Services and an Underwriting Manager.
She is now responsible for developing relationships in the mortgage broker channel, supporting brokers in the later life lending sector. Her knowledge of both sales and service means she has a great understanding of what is important to both our brokers and our customers.
Prior to Legal & General, Sara spent nine years at NFU Mutual within the Life side of the business, as well as spending some time as mortgage advisor.
Email: sara.freer@landghomefinance.com
Telephone: 07387 253922
Amanda Day
Key Account ManagerAmanda Day
Key Account ManagerAmanda joined Legal & General Home Finance in 2020, bringing with her over thirty years of experience in the financial services industry. She started her career in 1987 at NPI, a small pensions company. Once NPI expanded into equity release in 1995, Amanda quickly progressed from a telephone adviser, to a field adviser covering the Midlands all the way to the tip of Scotland.The company became known as In Retirement Services.
In 2005, Amanda joined Aegon as a telephone account manager, advising on their pensions and investments and eventually their guaranteed income products. Amanda returned to equity release in 2014 when she joined More2life. By 2016, Amanda was the organisation’s sole BDM covering the whole of the UK.
Amanda now plays a key part within our specialist channel, working closely with our top accounts to help them grow their business through our range of Lifetime Mortgages.
Amanda won “BDM of the Year” in both the Financial Reporter Awards and the Equity Release Awards in 2018.
Email: amanda.day@landghomefinance.com
Telephone: 07385 347 724
Jaime Lilly
Key Account ManagerJaime Lilly
Key Account ManagerJaime joined Legal & General Home Finance as a Key Account Manager in 2020 having moved across from Legal & General Investment Management, where she spent two years as a Senior Investment Sales Manager.
With over 13 years experience in financial services Jaime has supported advisers with mortgages, pensions, investments and retirement solutions. She joins the Wealth broker channel to help advisers understand the later life lending sector and how this can play a key part in financial planning in retirement.
Email: jaime.lilly@landghomefinance.com
Telephone: 07385 389504
Sadie Russell
Affinity Partner Relationship ManagerSadie Russell
Affinity Partner Relationship ManagerSadie has worked for Legal & General for 14 years, the first 10 of those in the insurance business. She moved across to Legal & General Home Finance in 2016 and she currently manages the relationships with our affinity partners.
Email: sadie.russell@landghomefinance.com
Telephone: 07392 101776

Lifetime Mortgages
Equity release solutions to release money from the home.A Lifetime Mortgage allows your clients to unlock equity from their home without moving. Our Lifetime Mortgages can be taken as a lump sum with drawdown options or as a monthly income.

Retirement Interest Only Mortgage
An interest-only mortgage with a fixed interest rate for life.If your client’s existing interest-only mortgage is coming to an end, they could use the Retirement Interest Only Mortgage (RIO) to pay the outstanding balance and stay in the home they love.