Appointments

Gen H expands broker sales team with three BDM hires and internal promotion

Gen H has expanded its broker sales team with three new business development managers...

Richard Goppy to rejoin PMS as director of acquisition and key accounts

PMS Mortgage Club has confirmed the appointment of Richard Goppy as director of acquisition...

Together appoints corporate sales director for Teesside and North Yorkshire

Together has appointed Kristi Capaldi as corporate sales director for Teesside and North Yorkshire,...

VAS appoints head of IT and business systems

Valuation panel management firm VAS has appointed Lewis Birdsworth as head of IT and...

The Marsden appoints chief customer officer

Marsden Building Society has appointed Julia Brook as chief customer officer. Brook (pictured) will be...

Twenty7tec hires Nick Wakeham to lead data sales push

Twenty7tec has appointed Nick Wakeham as head of data sales as it looks to...

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...

Simplify appoints key account director

Simplify has appointed Samantha Tickell as key account director as the conveyancing and property...

Paradigm hires Nick Delawa as business development director for London and South east

Paradigm Mortgage Services has appointed Nick Delawa as business development director, with responsibility for...

Recognise Bank hire to lead intermediary sales and lending

Recognise Bank has appointed Luke Watson as director of intermediary sales and lending to...

The Vernon creates chief customer officer role with new appointment

Vernon Building Society has appointed Louise Thorpe as its first chief customer officer. Thorpe (pictured)...

Keystone names Steve Griffiths as commercial director

Keystone Property Finance has appointed Steve Griffiths as commercial director, adding a senior industry...

Glenhawk boosts northern broker coverage with new hire

Glenhawk has appointed Ryan Brewer as business development manager for the North West, North...

The Melton adds to broker team with new hire and internal promotion

Melton Building Society has expanded its broker sales team with the appointment of Heidi...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Latest news

Skipton cuts fixed rates and widens home mover range

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across its fixed mortgage range by an average...

Quantum Mortgages promotes Mihramane and Ajaib

Quantum Mortgages has made two internal promotions across its sales and completions teams as...

Complex incomes hindering aspiring Scottish buyers

More than half of Scottish adults with complex incomes who do not own a...

MAB adds three senior hires across marketing, finance and technology

Mortgage Advice Bureau has strengthened its executive team with three senior appointments spanning marketing,...

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