Appointments

Together restructures intermediary sales team

Specialist lender Together has promoted Sundeep Patel to become its new director of sales. Patel...

Change at the top of Mortgages for Business

Mortgages for Business's managing director, Steve Olejnik (pictured), is to step down. He is beginning...

CSF: telephone account managers more important than ever

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has appointed Craig Kedian as telephone account manager for the...

New CEO starts at ULS Technology

Jesper With-Fogstrup has started as the new CEO of ULS Technology. Jesper joined from HSBC,...

e.surv appoints managing director

e.surv has appointed Steve Goodall as its new managing director. Goodall (pictured) is the former chief...

Castle Trust appoints tech & ops chief

Castle Trust Bank has appointed Nick Bennett as its new chief technology & operations...

HLPartnership hires digital marketing manager 

HLPartnership (HLP) has appointed James Makin as digital marketing manager. Makin (pictured) will support the mortgage...

Foundation ramps up recruitment

Foundation Home Loans has revealed a sizeable increase in recruitment across its underwriting, new...

Hodge appoints mortgages MD

Hodge has made changes to its mortgage team. Ryan Davies has been appointed as the...

Alternative Bridging Corporation makes board appointment

James Bloom has been appointed to the board of short-term lender Alternative Bridging Corporation,...

Openwork appoints chief commercial officer

Openwork has created the new role of chief commercial officer (CCO). Mike Morrow has been...

Securitisation and new MD for Keystone

Keystone Property Finance has completed its first-ever securitisation. The £400m securitisation, Hops Hill No.1 PLC,...

Loans Warehouse grows bridging team

Loans Warehouse has appointed Greg Chase to its short-term finance team. Chase was most recently...

CSF makes development finance underwriting hire

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has appointed Adam Tauber as a specialist underwriter for development...

COMMENT

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Autonomous AI is waiting for us

The UK rightly prides itself on having one of the most respected financial services sectors in the world but even strong markets benefit from...

TOM BILL: Rate cut expectations fade amid mixed signals

Borrowing costs have risen in recent weeks for reasons that include stronger-than-expected UK economic data and tempering the outlook for cheaper mortgages. However, an uncertain...

Think you know CeMAP? Maybe it’s time to think again

Anyone who wants to work as a mortgage adviser in the UK needs to hold qualifications that are recognised by the FCA and, for...

Second charge mortgages set for another strong year in 2026

A few weeks into 2026, the direction of travel for the second charge mortgage market is already clear. Momentum has carried over from last...

Latest news

Bridging completion times fall to eight-year low as speed regains priority

The average time taken to complete a bridging loan fell to 43 days in...

Accounts manager jailed after £767k theft from Newcastle panel management firm

A senior employee at Newcastle-based Pure Panel Management has been jailed after embezzling more...

Cambridge BS opens new funding round for local housing and homelessness projects

The Cambridge Building Society has opened applications for its Community Fund, continuing its commitment...

Assetz Capital expands development finance offering

Assetz Capital has updated its development finance proposition to allow planning gain and residual...

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