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Work directly with an experienced team of communicators whose depth of knowledge and passion for storytelling bring clarity and character to every campaign.

We’re an award-winning specialist PR and Marketing agency with more than 100 years of collective property, mortgage and specialist finance experience and a track record for delivering meaningful coverage and commercial results.


As the most influential agency in our sector, we use our market knowledge and extensive network of contacts to make a tangible difference to our clients.
Working with Square 1 enables our clients to spend their valuable time managing their business, rather than their agency.

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Why Choose Square One

  • This is a unique opportunity to work with industry experts who share unrivalled experience and breadth of knowledge across the property, mortgage and specialist finance (residential and business) sectors.
  • We have worked in the trade press, at trade organisations, headed up the PR and marketing departments of a number of lenders and operated at a senior level within the UK’s largest property group.
  • This combination forms a unique proposition which is unparalleled within any other PR agency operating in and around this sector.
  • Depth of journalist contacts. Not only within the current trade press but also amongst those who have passed through the trade titles and now work in the national press.
  • This extensive contact book also extends to a network of businesses and individuals across all sectors of the mortgage and property markets.
  • Industry expertise – we are fully immersed in the mortgage, specialist lending and property markets. We know the type of stories journalists want, the type of articles they require and how to deliver commercially beneficial PR and content.
  • Knowledge capital and copywriting skills.
  • Our aim is always to provide a fair share of voice for the client in a competitive market and to develop their profile through a range of regular output and content, across all media.

Discover What’s Possible

If you’d like to learn more about our process and how we work with clients, book a discovery call. We’ll talk through your ideas and outline what success could look like.

Meet the team

Paul Hunt

Paul Hunt

Managing Director

Paul has worked in marketing within the financial services and property sectors for over 25 years. Roles include Head of/Marketing…

Scott Philipson

Scott Philipson

Director

Scott has close to 20 years’ experience in the property, mortgage and specialist finance sectors. He’s worked across the industry…

Rob Griffiths

Rob Griffiths

Director

Rob is a Director of Square 1 Media looking after a range of clients, leading on account management, and covering…

Alex Hammond

Alex Hammond

Director

Alex brings nearly 25 years of experience across journalism, PR and mortgage lending. He began his career in 2001 as…

What our clients say

Square 1 Media were instrumental in making NivoCon 2025 such a standout success. By expertly combining PR, targeted social media content and, crucially, their ability to fully leverage their own extensive industry network of contacts, they helped us attract over 400 registrations and welcome more than 250 people through the door.

"Their knowledge of the specialist finance space meant they knew exactly how to get the right messages in front of the right people. The result was a room full of decision makers from lenders and broker firms – the very audience we set out to reach. Square 1 weren’t just a supplier; they were a true extension of our team and a key driver behind the event’s impact.

George Lee Marketing Lead at Nivo

We asked Square 1 Media to put together a PR strategy which would help Tuscan Capital build the brand and become a more widely recognised name in the highly competitive specialist lending market. Paul and Rob, worked closely with us to understand our proposition and our personality before helping us deliver regular and consistent coverage through all the relevant media channels.

Over three years Tuscan Capital increased its voice in the market through topical articles, regular features and unashamedly tooting our own horn about the things we did well, and this clearly did the trick. We increased our distribution significantly as brokers and industry players became more aware of who we were.

“In summer of 2024 Tuscan Capital achieved its objective and sold the business. I’m quite sure that Square 1’s connections, experience, and guidance in helping us build our brand went a long way to helping us achieve this. I would highly recommend Square1Media if you are in financial services, and you need a knowledgeable and reliable PR partner.

Colin SandersCEO & Co-Founder of Tuscan Capital

Partnering with Square 1 Media has been a game-changer for us. Their deep understanding of both the lending space and the UK intermediary market means they hit the ground running every time—no hand-holding required. The time saved on briefing and drafting is immense, and the quality of work they deliver is consistently high, always perfectly aligned with the audience we’re targeting.

Square 1 Media's expertise, particularly in awards strategy, judging criteria, and prioritising key submissions, has been a real asset for Atom this year. We’ve seen tangible results that simply wouldn’t have materialised without their guidance.

Without Square 1 Media’s support, the volume and quality of our press and social output would have taken a serious hit. They’ve enabled us to maintain a consistent pipeline of sharp, relevant content and thought leadership—something that’s crucial to our positioning in such a competitive market.

Robbie SteelHead of PR & Communications at Atom Bank

Discover What’s Possible

If you’d like to learn more about our process and how we work with clients, book a discovery call. We’ll talk through your ideas and outline what success could look like.