Appointments

Recognise Bank appoints group treasurer

Recognise Bank has announced Dean Carter is to become its group treasurer. Carter (pictured) had...

Roma Finance appoints bridging & development specialist

Roma Finance has announced the appointment of Samantha Williamson as bridging & development specialist. Williamson...

Bridging lender appoints two new BDMs

Alternative Bridging Corporation has added two new business development managers (BDMs) to its sales...

United Trust Bank appoints specialist BDM

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Alex Cooper as specialist motor finance - lead...

Black & White Bridging hires financial director

Short term lender, Black & White Bridging, has appointed Naeem Tabassum to the position...

Saxon Trust appoints head of credit & risk

Stuart Munden has been appointed as head of risk & credit at Saxon Trust. Munden...

Spencer Gale joins Quantum Mortgages

Spencer Gale has begun his role as sales director at new buy-to-let Lender Quantum...

OSB Group revamps intermediary leadership

OSB Group has announced two senior intermediary leadership appointments. Adrian Moloney (pictured) has...

Bluestone announces trio of senior hires

Specialist lender, Bluestone Mortgages, has today announced three senior appointments. Victoria Robb joins as...

SmartSearch appoints new CEO

SmartSearch has announced the appointment of Guy Harrison as its new CEO. Harrison (pictured) is tasked with...

New CEO for the Nottingham

The Nottingham has announced that Sue Hayes is to be appointed as its next...

Time Finance appointee to drive Wales growth

Time Finance has announced the appointment of Michael Freebury as head of sales in...

Positive Lending appoints head of sales

Positive Lending has promoted David Coleman to the position of head of sales. Coleman (pictured) joined...

New Keystone appointments to drive growth plans

Keystone Property Finance has promoted Moises Cruickshank to head of sales and recruited two...

COMMENT

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for stimulus, this time: abolish stamp duty. The logic feels intuitive -...

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

Latest news

TAB promotes Bonner to chief risk officer

Specialist lender TAB has appointed Jack Bonner as chief risk officer as it continues...

Skipton BS lowers residential rates

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has launched a brand refresh intended to reflect its...

IMLA guide explains why fixed mortgage rates can rise before Bank Rate moves

IMLA has published a report and five-minute guide to help advisers explain how swap...

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