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SimplyBiz, which provides compliance and other business support services to more than 2000 financial services firms and 5000 individual advisers nationwide, has seen an increase in the number of advisers joining its club.

The number of directly authorised firms using the mortgage club has increased from1160 firms in January 2008 to 1450 firms at the end of July.

Mortgage business volumes have also increased, according to SimplyBiz, with more than 20 per cent more business being written in 2008, year to date, than in the same period last year.

Philip Holroyd, joint managing director of SimplyBiz Mortgages, said: "Everyone knows how difficult the mortgage market is currently but at SimplyBiz we continue to buck the trend as broker firms appreciate the value that we can offer in these difficult times.

"Our professional approach to service and leading procuration rates provide the value added package they are looking for from a leading player."