Appointments

Di Pietro to replace departing Truswell at Newcastle Intermediaries

John Truswell is to leave his role as head of intermediary mortgages at Newcastle...

The Skipton appoints new head of mortgage products

The Skipton Building Society has announced that Charlotte Harrison has become its new head...

Recognise appoints BDM trio

Recognise Bank has appointed three new business development managers (BDMs) as part of its...

Hope Capital adds two to sales team

Hope Capital has expanded its sales team with the appointments of David Burford to...

Roma appoints BDM for London & SE

Roma Finance has appointed Kirsty Botten as business development manager (BDM) for London and...

Vida appoints director of marketing

Vida has announced the appointment of Iain Gibbons as director of marketing. He joins Vida...

Beardmore succeeds Hall at L&G following latter’s departure to LSL

Legal & General Mortgage Club has appointed Clare Beardmore as head of broker and...

UTB creates new chief technology officer role

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed James Masters to the newly created role of...

Bagley promoted to chief partnership and marketing officer at Uinsure

Uinsure has appointed Lauren Bagley as chief partnership and marketing officer in a role...

New CEO for National Friendly

Graham Singleton has been appointed as the new CEO of National Friendly, the Bristol-based...

The Mansfield appoints board chair

The Mansfield Building Society has appointed Alison Chmiel as its first female board chair. She...

ULS technology hires chief commercial & growth officer

ULS technology has recruited Simon McCulloch in the newly created position of chief commercial...

FCA appoints interim general counsel

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed David Anthony Scott as its interim general...

UTB makes asset finance BDM appointment

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Kerry Stuart as a business development manager (BDM)...

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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