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MIMHC’s Walk & Talk 2026: An Incredible Achievement for Mental Health Awareness

MIMHC’s Walk & Talk 2026: An Incredible Achievement for Mental Health Awareness A huge congratulations to everyone who took part in this year’s MIMHC Walk & Talk 2026 challenge. Over six days, an incredible group of mortgage and property professionals came together to complete a demanding 141-mile walk from London to Birmingham along the Grand Union Canal, all in support of raising awareness for mental health and wellbeing across our industry. What began as a physical challenge quickly became something much bigger — a powerful demonstration of what can happen when people make time to walk, talk and openly support one another. From marathon-distance first days to cold starts, drizzle, wrong turns and tired legs, the challenge tested everyone involved. But throughout the journey, one thing remained constant: the...

Reflecting on Walk and Talk 2025 – Six Days of Conversation, Connection, and Canal-Side Camaraderie

Reflecting on Walk and Talk 2025 – Six Days of Conversation, Connection, and Canal-Side Camaraderie To mark Mental Health Awareness Week 2025, the mortgage industry once again came together in a brilliant display of unity, compassion, and conversation for Walk and Talk 2025. Led by Crystal Specialist Finance Group Sales Director, Jason Berry, co-founder of the Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC), the six-day event took everyone on a journey that was as emotionally uplifting as it was physically demanding. Starting on Sunday, 11th May, the group set off from Digbeth, Birmingham, following the peaceful paths of the Grand Union Canal all the way to London Victoria. It all wrapped up on Friday, 16th May, with a warm (and very well-earned!) celebration hosted by LANDBAY....