Appointments

OneFamily doubles size of advice team

OneFamily is to expand its equity release advice proposition, with a doubling of its...

Richard Tugwell to replace Louisa Sedgwick at Vida

Vida has announced that Richard Tugwell is to become its next director of mortgage...

more2life appoints BDM

More2life has appointed Darren Hymos as business development manager. Hymos (pictured) has over 35 years’ experience...

New BDM for the Dudley

James Green has been appointed to the role of business development manager (BDM) at...

Tuscan Capital appoints underwriting specialist

Bridging lender Tuscan Capital has appointed short-term lending underwriting specialist to join its credit...

Bovingdon to succeed Meredith at UTB

Noel Meredith, executive director at United Trust Bank (UTB) and head of the bank’s property development...

Castle Trust Bank boosts sales team

Castle Trust Bank has appointed Paula Dowson to the newly created role of regional...

Five new hires for Catalyst

Catalyst Property Finance has announced the appointment of five new members across its credit...

SBG hire signals service expansion

Sesame Bankhall Group has announced the appointment of Emma Thomson in the newly created...

New regional BDMs at Kensington

Kensington Mortgages has appointed Maria Betti and Andy Heath as regional business development managers...

UTB appoints development finance quintet

United Trust Bank (UTB) has made five appointments to its development finance team. The lender...

Sirius appoints senior associate for hospitality and care

Sirius Property Finance has added to its hospitality and care home team with the...

Whitehall Capital appoints COO

Bridging finance firm Whitehall Capital has announced the appointment of Paul Colam as chief...

The Mansfield appoints head of mortgage sales

The Mansfield Building Society has appointed Andy Alvarez as head of mortgage sales. Alvarez (pictured)...

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...

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Afin Bank expands broker reach with L&C Mortgages panel appointment

Afin Bank has added L&C Mortgages to its broker panel as it looks to...

Fleet Mortgages strengthens executive team with two appointments

Fleet Mortgages has made two appointments to its executive committee under managing director Nicola...

Wealthy Advisers Club opens registration for free lead generation training

The Wealthy Advisers Club is to hold a free online training session for mortgage...

Guardian launches lower-cost critical illness cover

Guardian has launched CI Essentials, a budget critical illness policy designed for clients who...

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