Later life lending specialist LiveMore has promoted Darren Cunliffe (pictured) to the role of national account manager.
In the role as national account manager for the later life lending firm, Cunliffe will support Les Pick, who took on the role of intermediary sales head at the start of the year.
Cunliffe will look to “further develop strategic relationships with intermediaries, networks and clubs across the UK” and continue to work closely with key accounts in the North.
Cunliffe joined LiveMore in 2022 as a key account manager for the North. Before that, he was a key account manager for Vida Homeloans for around a year.
Prior to that, Cunliffe was a business development manager (BDM) at Nationwide for around nine years. Before that, he worked as a mortgage adviser for around eight years.
Pick said: “Darren has shown great dedication to growing awareness and a deeper knowledge of LiveMore in the North. He has gained significant support for LiveMore by intermediaries and their clients. Darren’s new role is a rewarding next step on his career journey, in recognition of his dedication, commitment and commercial acumen.”
Cunliffe added: “I’m looking forward to developing existing and new strategic business partnerships and growing the LiveMore business.”
The later life lending firm has been growing its team, appointing Eduard Akopian as head of finance, promoting Carly Chandler to compliance head and bringing on Sarah Wade as marketing head for intermediaries.
The firm also completed its first social bond residential mortgage-backed securitisation (RMBS) at £208.1m in June and has also removed its maximum age cap.
Anna is currently the deputy editor for Mortgage Solutions and editor for Specialist Lending Solutions. She has worked as a journalist since 2019, having secured her Gold Standard NCTJ diploma from News Associates in a fast-track six-month course.
She started her career as a report at specialist publication The Insurance Insider covering a wide range of areas before joining Mortgage Solutions and Specialist Lending Solutions in 2021.
In her role, she helps put together and structure the news agenda for the day and writes up press releases, reports, interviews, analyses and exclusives across both titles. She also commissions blogs for Specialist Lending Solutions and hosts online masterclasses and in-person events across the business.
She has been shortlisted for three journalism awards, which include BIBA Journalist and Media Awards Scoop of Year Award in 2020, Headline Money Mortgage Journalist of the Year Award (B2B) in 2022 and 2023.
Prior to being a journalist, Anna worked in ecommerce across Snow + Rock, Cycle Surgery and Runners Need websites, and before that worked at specialist financial PR firm Rostrum.
In her spare time, Anna enjoys reading, seeing live music, and cooking for friends and family. When she gets a chance, she also enjoys hiking, skiing and indoor rock climbing.
