Appointments

Key promotion for Damian Thompson at Aldermore

Aldermore has announced that Damian Thompson, its director of mortgages, will become its new...

Oblix Capital appoints non-executive chairman

Oblix Capital has announced that Mark Sismey-Durrant, formally an independent adviser to the board,...

Hitachi Capital (UK) appoints CIO

Business finance provider Hitachi Capital (UK) has appointed Kim Brien as chief information officer...

Vida Homeloans hire to cover Yorkshire & Manchester

Vida Homeloans has expanded its field sales team with the appointment of Joe Noon as...

Jason Berry joins Crystal Specialist Finance

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has announced the appointment of Jason Berry to the newly...

New regional sales manager for Paymentshield

Paymentshield has recruited Derek Cluderay as a new regional sales manager. Cluderay (pictured) is tasked with...

Maria Harris joins Brightstar as consultant

Brightstar Financial has announced the appointment of Maria Harris in the new position of...

Together appoints senior legal counsel – treasury

Together Financial Services has announced that Sam Krivinskas has joined the business as senior...

New CEO for Sesame Bankhall Group

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has announced the appointment of Michele Golunska as chief executive...

Two new hires for Spotcap

Spotcap UK has reported that Ian Mills and Duncan Ballingall have joined the UK...

Richard Rowntree takes over from John Heron at Paragon

Paragon has appointed Richard Rowntree as managing director of mortgages. Rowntree (pictured) joins from the Bank...

New NED for Together Personal Finance

Together Financial Services has announced the appointment of John Hooper as a non-executive director...

SME funder announces new managing director

Simply, the SME funder, has made five senior promotions. It said the promotions were made...

Foundation Home Loans welcomes five new sales recruits

Foundation Home Loans has expanded its sales team with five new recruits covering both...

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The PT is dead. Long live the broker!

Did you know that every time a borrower approaches their bank directly, a mortgage broker dies? I’m teasing, of course. They don’t really die....

Landlords defy the doom – the buy-to-let bounce-back

While the Bank of England recently voted to hold the interest rate at 4%, which will have been disappointing news to landlords who had...

The 12 Days of Christmas: Staying front of mind when clients go quiet

December has long been a quiet month for mortgage advisers. By mid-November, many client conversations slow or pause entirely, often with the familiar refrain:...

Why UPRNs and data standards are central to the next generation NLIS

In October 2025, through the Fourth Round of the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund (RPF), Government’s Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) has awarded Land Data a grant...

AGENT VIEW: I know I’m not a mathematician but to me 6.5 x is the new 3.5 x

Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be, as they say, and in an era of creeping inflation, job insecurity and the menacing spectre of...

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Mortgage chiefs warn MPs on affordability squeeze

Senior mortgage industry figures have warned MPs that Britain’s worsening home-affordability challenge will not...

Mortgage Brain adds Rely to sourcing platform

Mortgage Brain has added OSB Group’s newly launched buy-to-let lender, Rely, to its Sourcing...

Assetz Capital strikes £150m funding deal with Cambridge & Counties Bank

Assetz Capital has agreed a funding facility of up to £150 million with Cambridge...

Secure Trust Bank backs Silcoms with £4.2m funding package

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has provided more than £4m in support of Silcoms...

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