Appointments

Bluestone Mortgages appoints product manager

Bluestone Mortgages has appointed Lucky Agbandje to the newly-created position of product manager. He was instrumental...

Suros Capital hires high-net worth specialist

Luxury asset backed lender, Suros Capital, has appointed Charles Hodge as business development director. He is...

Fluent Money appoints head of strategic partnerships

Fluent Money Group has announced the appointment of Shane Tibbits as head of strategic...

Brightstar joins industry promotion platform

Brightstar Financial has joined the Mortgage Market Alliance (MMA).   The specialist distributor covers all areas...

UTB makes asset finance credit appointment

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Oliver Hobday as an underwriter in its asset...

MT Finance appoints head for new regulated division

Raphael Benggio has joined MT Finance to head up its newly launched regulated bridging...

Hope Capital unveils new sales director

Hope Capital has announced the appointment of Sinead Moynihan as its new sales director. Moynihan...

Masthaven appoints pair of directors

Masthaven Bank has announced the promotions of Shelley Connelly and Sabahe Mrizag to director...

Jon Tweed takes permanent position at Air Group

Air Group has announced the appointment of Jon Tweed as its new group distribution...

Castle Trust appoints new sales director

Castle Trust Bank has appointed Robert Oliver as its new sales director. Oliver (pictured) has...

Specialist lender appoints new MD

SoMo has appointed Jamie Jolly as its new managing director following its recent rebrand...

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...

COMMENT

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

Bridging is a natural fit for a Shariah-compliant bridging provider

The UK bridging market is, in many ways, a natural fit for Shariah-compliant finance because both are fundamentally built around real assets, partnership structures...

Why relationships are becoming the mortgage industry’s most valuable asset

Information has never been more accessible, yet confidence in financial services remains relatively low. As technology continues to reshape the market, the value of...

Before brokers invest in AI, they need to ask the right questions

AI has moved quickly from industry talking point to commercial priority. For mortgage brokers, the question is no longer whether AI matters. It is...

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 -...

Latest news

Castle Trust Bank cuts buy-to-let rates for limited period

Castle Trust Bank has reduced rates across its TermTen buy-to-let range, with the new...

Ecology raises renovation mortgage loan limit to £2m

Ecology Building Society has added a larger loan option to its renovation mortgage range,...

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...

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