Voted for by you, the consumer, the Personal Finance Awards are run by The Money Pages which is the sister brand of What Mortgage.
Visitors to the website started by nominating a business with which they, a friend, colleague or relative may have had a positive experience with for the relevant category. That first stage ran for four weeks, after which the top five in each category then moved on to the second stage, where the public had twelve weeks to vote for their favourite.
This year saw a record amount of votes cast, with over 50,000 being cast across all categories throughout the campaign with the winners being announced during a special awards presentation day on Wednesday 24th November. Well done to all those nominated – and a huge congratulations to the winners and those who were highly commended.
Personal Finance Awards 2021/22
Best Cash ISA
Highly Commended: Leeds Building Society and Sainsbury’s Bank
Winner: Skipton Building Society
Best Investment ISA
Highly Commended: Hargreaves Lansdown and interactive investor
Winner: Wealthify
Best Junior ISA
Highly Commended: Halifax and Tesco Bank
Winner: Wealthify
Best Online Savings Provider
Highly Commended: Charter Savings Bank and moneybox
Winner: Cynergy Bank
Best Junior/Children’s Savings Provider
Highly Commended: Dudley Building Society and Saffron Building Society
Winner: Harpenden Building Society
Best Overall Savings Provider
Highly Commended: Metro Bank and Monzo
Winner: Charter Savings Bank
Best Standard Current Account
Highly Commended: HSBC and Virgin Money
Winner: Starling Bank
Best Current Account with Benefits
Highly Commended: TSB and Virgin Money
Winner: first direct
Best Current Account for High Earners
Highly Commended: Barclays and first direct
Winner: Santander
Best Student Current Account
Highly Commended: Nationwide and TSB
Winner: Barclays
Best Overall Current Account
Highly Commended: Barclays and Halifax
Winner: Starling Bank
Best Balance Transfer Credit Card
Highly Commended: Barclaycard and Virgin Money
Winner: Sainsbury’s Bank
Best First Time Buyer Mortgage Provider
Highly Commended: NatWest and Virgin Money
Winner: Family Building Society
Best Buy to Let Mortgage Lender
Highly Commended: Kensington Mortgages and Leek United Building Society
Winner: Landbay
Best Fixed Rate Mortgage Lender
Highly Commended: Nottingham Building Society and RBS
Winner: Leeds Building Society
Best Variable Rate Mortgage Lender
Highly Commended: Barclays and Hinkley and Rugby Building Society
Winner: Leek United Building Society
Best Remortgage Lender
Highly Commended: HSBC and TSB
Winner: Barclays
Best Intermediary Lender
Highly Commended: NatWest Intermediary Solutions and Skipton Building Society for Intermediaries
Winner: Kensington Mortgages
Best Specialist Lender
Highly Commended: The Mortgage Lender and Vida Homeloans
Winner: Pepper Money
Best Self-Build Mortgage Lender
Highly Commended: Loughborough Building Society and The Melton Building Society
Winner: Earl Shilton Building Society
Best Equity Release Lender
Highly Commended: more2life and Pure Retirement
Winner: Aviva
Best Equity Release Lender Customer Service
Highly Commended: Aviva and Pure Retirement
Winner: more2life
Best Equity Release Broker
Highly Commended: Age Partnership and Key
Winner: Equity Release Supermarket
Best Equity Release Broker Customer Service
Highly Commended: Age Partnership and Equity Release Supermarket
Winner: Key
Best Overall Mortgage Lender
Highly Commended: Barclays and Nationwide
Winner: Skipton Building Society
Best Mortgage Broker – (40 advisers and over)
Highly Commended: Countrywide and Mortgage Advice Bureau
Winner: L&C
Best Mortgage Broker- (up to 39 advisers)
Highly Commended: Mortgages for Business and Your Mortgage Decisions
Winner: Alexander Hall
Best Second Mortgage Lender
Highly Commended: Equifinance and Prestige
Winner: Paragon Bank
Best Second Mortgage Broker
Highly Commended: Brightstar and Visionary Finance
Winner: Loans Warehouse
Best Mortgage Broker Customer Service
Highly Commended: SPF Private Clients and The Mortgage Hut
Winner: Mortgages for Business
Best Personal Loans Lender
Highly Commended: Barclays and NatWest
Winner: Hitachi Personal Finance
Best Personal Loans Broker
Highly Commended: Freedom Finance and Norton Finance
Winner: Loans Warehouse
Best Financial Adviser
Highly Commended: Hoxton Capital Management and Openwork
Winner: St. James’s Place Wealth Management
Best Online Stockbroker
Highly Commended: IG and interactive investor
Winner: Hargreaves Lansdown
Best Home Insurance Provider
Highly Commended: Direct Line and John Lewis
Winner: AXA Insurance
Best Income Protection Insurance
Highly Commended: Legal & General and LV=
Winner: The Exeter
Best Motor Insurance
Highly Commended: Churchill and Direct Line
Winner: Admiral
Best Breakdown Cover
Highly Commended: GEM Motoring Assist and Green Flag
Winner: AXA Partners
Best Travel Insurance
Highly Commended: InsureandGo and Post Office Money
Winner: Avanti
Best Pet Insurance
Highly Commended: Bought By Many and PetPlan
Winner: Animal Friends
Best Over 50’s Life Insurance
Highly Commended: Legal & General and SAGA
Winner: Aviva
Best Health Insurance
Highly Commended: Bupa and Simplyhealth
Winner: Aviva
Best Comparison Site
Highly Commended: Compare The Market and findmyFA.co.uk
Winner: Paying Too Much
Best Travel Money Provider
Highly Commended: ASDA Money and Post Office Money
Winner: Tesco Bank
Best Credit Report Provider
Highly Commended: Equifax and Experian
Winner: Clearscore
Best Funeral Plan Provider
Highly Commended: Dignity and Simplicity Cremations
Winner: Avalon Funeral Plans
Best Building Society – Customer Service
Highly Commended: Principality Building Society and Tipton & Coseley Building Society
Winner: Furness Building Society
Best Bank – Customer Service
Highly Commended: Monzo and Starling Bank
Winner: Metro Bank
Best Insurance Provider – Customer Service
Highly Commended: Admiral and NFU Mutual
Winner: Avanti
Best Overall Personal Finance Provider
Highly Commended: Metro Bank and Post Office Money
Winner: Skipton Building Society
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Source: https://www.themoneypages.com/awards/2021-22-personal-finance-awards-announcing-winners/
