Appointments

West One Loans expands BTL division

West One Loans has made a number of senior hires for a range of...

Equity Release Council builds risk, policy & compliance team

The Equity Release Council has created a risk, policy and compliance team and made...

Tuscan opens new regional office and creates director role

Bridging lender Tuscan Capital has made a new senior level broker-facing appointment and opened...

New Fleet role for Steve Cox

Fleet Mortgages has announced the promotion of Steve Cox to the position of chief...

New Practitioner Panel chair appointed

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Quilter's CEO, Paul Feeney, as the chair...

Source Insurance appoints associate sales director

Lee Denton has been promoted by Source Insurance to the position of associate sales...

Trio of senior hires at Bibby

SME financier, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has made three new senior hires. Axel Scholz,...

Property Master hires digital marketing head

Online buy-to-let mortgage broker, Property Master, has appointed Christopher Brown as its head of...

LiveMore Capital appoints sales account manager

LiveMore has announced the appointment of Margarita Genovesa as sales account manager. She will support...

FCA makes senior appointments

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Sheldon Mills as the new executive director...

UTB appoints key accounts manager

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Hannah Oades as key accounts manager. The hire has...

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...

COMMENT

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

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...

Latest news

FCA warns firms as fake communications continue to rise

The Financial Conduct Authority has issued a fresh warning to firms after uncovering a...

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a...

InCol targets climate reporting challenge

InCol Intelligence has launched an automated climate risk reporting platform designed to help UK...

Foundation revamps Property Plus to support landlord borrowing

Foundation has relaunched its enhanced Property Plus proposition, introducing lower valuation costs and a...

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