Appointments

New CFO at Kensington Mortgages

Kensington Mortgages has appointed Alexander Filshie as its new chief financial officer (CFO). He replaces...

VAS Group promotes quartet

VAS Group has announced four promotions, which in turn has led to two new...

New chair for AMI

Andrew Montlake, managing director of Coreco Mortgages, is the new chair of the Association...

Trio of senior hires at AML firm

SmartSearch expanded its senior team with three new appointments. The anti-money laundering (AML) firm has...

Suros Capital appoints account managers

Asset-backed short-term lender, Suros Capital, has announced the appointment of Simone Ferreira and Katie...

Allica Bank appoints mortgage operations manager 

SME lender, Allica Bank, has appointed Carly Nutkins as mortgage operations manager. Nutkins (pictured) joins from Redwood...

First 4 Bridging hires head of intermediary relations

Erica Pearce has been appointed as head of intermediary relations at First 4 Bridging...

Two new faces at VIBE Finance

Specialist finance broker, VIBE Finance, has announced the appointment of Craig Smith as a...

New appointments at Stonebridge

Mortgage and insurance network, Stonebridge , has announced a number of new appointments . Recent new...

David Copland joins Property Master

David Copland has been appointed as Property Master's new business development director. Copland (pictured) joins...

Key Group appoints head of strategic partner marketing

Key Group has announced the appointment of Richard Brook as its new head of...

Two new marketing hires at Hope Capital

Bridging lender Hope Capital has appointed Emily Crowe as PR and social media executive and Kevin...

LV= appoints GI partnership director

LV= General Insurance (LV= GI) has announced the appointment of Simon Hird as its...

Shawbrook grows sales desk team

Shawbrook Bank has expanded its property finance division's sales desk with the appointment of...

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...

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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...

MIMHC offers free mental health first aid training

The mortgage and property finance sector is rolling out a series of free mental...

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