{"id":222,"date":"2025-10-04T17:35:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T16:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lestonmortgages.co.uk\/staging\/?page_id=222"},"modified":"2025-10-30T11:43:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T11:43:55","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lestonmortgages.co.uk\/staging\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"222\" class=\"elementor elementor-222\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40a0f365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"40a0f365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t<div 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srcset=\"https:\/\/lestonmortgages.co.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/updated-leston.png 2409w, https:\/\/lestonmortgages.co.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/updated-leston-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/lestonmortgages.co.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/updated-leston-1024x302.png 1024w, https:\/\/lestonmortgages.co.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/updated-leston-768x227.png 768w, https:\/\/lestonmortgages.co.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/updated-leston-1536x453.png 1536w, https:\/\/lestonmortgages.co.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/updated-leston-2048x604.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2409px) 100vw, 2409px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3458337f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3458337f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d5f5c48 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d5f5c48\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-135d48f2 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"135d48f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MORTGAGES, MADE PERSONAL<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea04bb3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ea04bb3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0227bb5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0227bb5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85e61a5 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"85e61a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">ABOUT US<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-848f1da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"848f1da\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64e3427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64e3427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>LESTON MORTGAGES<\/b><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba44b71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba44b71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We believe great mortgage advice should feel personal, proactive and completely stress-free.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95c5170 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"95c5170\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52daf10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52daf10\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-767e068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"767e068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" src=\"https:\/\/lestonmortgages.co.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_1425403426-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1063\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lestonmortgages.co.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_1425403426-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/lestonmortgages.co.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_1425403426-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lestonmortgages.co.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_1425403426-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/lestonmortgages.co.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_1425403426-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lestonmortgages.co.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_1425403426-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/lestonmortgages.co.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_1425403426-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fcd1d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0fcd1d9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3ea799 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3ea799\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>\u00a0<\/h6><h6>We\u2019re not just here to help you secure a mortgage; but to also guide you confidently through one of life\u2019s biggest financial decisions, with clear communication and support at every step.<\/h6><h6>Protection is also at the heart of what we do. Life can change unexpectedly, and ensuring that you and your family are properly protected is just as important as finding the right mortgage.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2bffba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2bffba\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b5f125 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6b5f125\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t<b>MEET THE FOUNDER\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9e54e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f9e54e9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd0125a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd0125a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b6f1df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b6f1df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">I am Shaun Eggleston, a fully qualified CeMAP-certified Mortgage and Protection Specialist.<\/h6><h6>I created Leston Mortgages with a simple vision: to combine expert advice with a concierge-level service that truly puts clients first.<\/h6><h6>I\u2019ve spent the better part of a decade in the mortgage industry and have personally helped more than 3,000 clients across the UK to secure their homes and protect their futures. My experience covers every type of case, from first-time buyers and home movers to complex self-employed and portfolio-landlord arrangements.<\/h6><h6>My approach is built on genuine care and a commitment to achieving the most suitable outcome for every client. So whether you\u2019re buying your first home, remortgaging, or investing in property, my role is to cut through the jargon, explain your options clearly, and keep the process moving with confidence.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f527cfa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f527cfa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4353160 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4353160\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lestonmortgages.co.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/House.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1058\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lestonmortgages.co.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/House.png 1024w, 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class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">HOW WE WORK<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3539afc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3539afc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7f187b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c7f187b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d51b1d elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d51b1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"brxe-tqvpte\" class=\"brxe-heading testimonial-27__heading\"><strong>WE DO ALL THE HARD WORK FOR YOU<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div 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16.1-15 27.1V248c0 22.1 17.9 40 40 40s40-17.9 40-40v-88h184c30.9 0 56 25.1 56 56v28.5l80-46.2c15.3-8.9 20.5-28.4 11.7-43.7z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-259689f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"259689f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d26c63 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d26c63\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af0ced elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1af0ced\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>We simplify the mortgage process, handling the complexity so you can focus on finding your perfect home<\/strong>.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f95acf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31f95acf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53078fea e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53078fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0c139 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d0c139\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49285da6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49285da6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Let&#8217;s Talk!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-522fb84a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"522fb84a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let\u2019s Secure Your Dream Home Together<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7043367a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7043367a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We guide you through every step, making your homeownership journey simple, stress-free, and tailored to your goals<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ec37a34 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ec37a34\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d3e8557 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1d3e8557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get Started<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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