Appointments

Together expands intermediary sales team with two senior appointments

Together has strengthened its intermediary division with the appointment of two experienced industry figures,...

Santander UK names new head of mortgage trading

Santander UK has appointed Ben Merritt as head of mortgage trading. Merritt (pictured) will report...

Tandem promotes Ryan Heaps to finance chief role

Tandem Bank has promoted Ryan Heaps to chief financial officer, subject to regulatory approval. The...

Keystone expands broker support with two BDM hires

Keystone Property Finance has strengthened its broker-facing team with the appointment of two new...

Glenhawk appoints origination director for structured real estate

Short-term lender Glenhawk has strengthened its structured real estate team with a senior origination...

Newmanor Law broadens offering with move into high-value residential conveyancing

Newmanor Law has expanded into high-value residential conveyancing with the appointment of Charles James,...

Redwood Bank welcomes back senior business development figure

Chris Finnigan has rejoined Redwood Bank's business development team following a short period away...

Alternative Bridging bolsters Midlands coverage with business development appointment

Alternative Bridging Corporation has strengthened its regional sales support with the appointment of Jignesh...

Griffin appointed chief risk officer at Afin Bank

Afin Bank has appointed Rebecca Griffin as chief risk officer as it continues to...

George Gee steps into role as Chetwood Bank’s MD of mortgages

George Gee has today stepped into the role of Chetwood Bank’s managing director of...

Paradigm promotes Richard Howes to managing director role

Paradigm Mortgage Services has promoted Richard Howes to a newly created managing director position...

Uinsure names Phil Carr to head intermediary distribution push

Uinsure has appointed Phil Carr as intermediary director as it steps up investment in...

HTB adds lending director and promotes senior staff in development finance push

Hampshire Trust Bank has strengthened its development finance team with a new senior appointment...

Target Group promotes Tracey Thomas to senior growth lead

Target Group has promoted Tracey Thomas, head of procurement, to the newly created role...

COMMENT

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

AI for brokers: the three lines you should never cross

Most AI advice aimed at advisers is either breathless hype or vague caution. Here is something you can actually act on: a practical way...

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

Buy-to-let: reality versus a much-peddled narrative

Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up as an investment proposition. The headlines are often dramatic, the...

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Gen H and Just Mortgages tool to help shared ownership borrowers move to full ownership

Just Mortgages and Gen H have introduced a new calculator designed to help shared...

Advice boosts women’s confidence in long-term financial planning

Women are more likely to manage household finances than longer-term wealth decisions, although financial...

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated...

Mortgage rates have surged since Brexit vote, says L&C

The cost of borrowing has risen sharply in the decade since the UK voted...

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