Appointments

ULS technology completes Amity Law purchase

ULS technology has completed the acquisition of property law firm, Amity Law, to help...

The Exeter appoints head of strategic partnerships

Health and protection insurer, The Exeter, has announced the appointment of Jamie Page as...

Openwork Partnership appoints COO

The Openwork Partnership has appointed Frank Meere as chief operating officer (COO). Meere (pictured)...

Harpenden Building Society appoints new CEO

The Harpenden Building Society has announced the appointment of Richard Doe as its new...

Optimum Credit expands sales team

Second charge mortgage lender, Optimum Credit, has bolstered its sales team with the addition...

Together expands sales team

Specialist lender Together has expanded its commercial sales teams by appointing three new business...

ULS technology hires head of sales for estate agencies

ULS technology has recruited Nick Huntley as head of sales, to take its digital...

TAB hires business development manager

Specialist lender TAB has announced that Harry Dugg has been recruited  as a business development manager...

Hodge appoints national account manager for the North

Hodge has appointed Andrea Roberts as its national account manager for the North. Roberts has...

Optimum Credit appoints sales director

Optimum Credit has appointed Caroline Mirakian as sales director, with responsibility for the sale...

The Swansea appoints its first female executive director

The Swansea Building Society has appointed its first female executive director in chartered accountant,...

Andrew Bloom joins Fintern as non-executive director

Andrew Bloom, former CEO of Masthaven Bank, has joined the board of Fintern as...

Target Group appoints non-executive director  

Target Group has announced the appointment of Andrew McIntyre as a non-executive director on...

Together hires property development specialist 

Specialist lender Together has announced the appointment of experienced property professional Chris Taylor to...

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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