Bournemouth based specialist packager Positive Lending today announced it had been awarded the accolade of Gold Key Partner status by commercial mortgage lender InterBay Commercial.

Chris Fairfax, Positive Lending managing director, said: “InterBay are one of our most important commercial mortgage suppliers on our lender panel; we are delighted to achieve Gold Partner status.

“Whilst this is very good news for Positive, it’s also great news for the introducers we support as it means we can offer them exclusive commercial mortgage deals, first preview of new product launches, a dedicated InterBay loan manager for fast loan turnaround and enhanced commission payments.”

Fairfax added: “At Positive we believe partnering makes us stronger. We partner with a number of specialist lenders to ensure we are in a position to provide the best range of loan products and the very best service for our customers. The relationship with have with InterBay is a perfect example of this approach.”

Andy Reid, national key account manager for InterBay, said: “It’s great to award Positive Lending with the status of Gold Key Partner.

“InterBay’s Gold Key Partners are a select, elite group of packagers and master brokers who demonstrate a strong collaborative attitude, a complete quality commercial mortgage business and display a true enthusiasm in a true business relationship with InterBay.

“We have worked with the Positive team since the re-launch in October 2012 and have seen their business continue to grow from strength to strength.

“Positive’s lending experts truly understand InterBay Commercial loan products and we are delighted to reflect this level of expertise with a truly deserved Gold status.”