Appointments

Optimum Commercial appoints national sales director

Optimum Commercial has appointed Chris Duckworth to the position of national sales director. Duckworth (pictured) has...

Hope Capital unveils apprenticeship programme

Bridging lender Hope Capital has launched an apprenticeship scheme and taken on two new...

SPF Private Clients appoints banker to real estate role

Derek Simpson has joined SPF Private Clients' real estate debt advisory team. Simpson (pictured) previously headed up...

Glenhawk appoints CFO and finance director

Glenhawk has announced the appointments of Andrew Townsend as chief financial officer (CFO) and...

Guardian appoints two new directors

Protection provider Guardian has hired Hilary Banks, current divisional director at Vitality, to the...

David Landen becomes new Hodge CEO

David Landen has been appointed as Hodge’s new chief executive oficer, with immediate effect. ...

United Trust Bank appoints chief commercial officer

Mark Stokes, formerly managing director for commercial banking at Metro Bank, has joined United...

New presidents for Propertymark arms

ARLA Propertymark and NAEA Propertymark have welcomed their new presidents for the year ahead. Angela...

Bathgate Business Finance hires leasing specialist

Bathgate Business Finance has appointed Rachel Berry as a business development manager (BDM). Berry (pictured)...

Uinsure appoints head of sales

Uinsure has added to its management team with the appointment of Amy Groome as...

Movin’ Legal expands sales team

Conveyancing portal Movin’ Legal is growing its sales team, hiring two new business development...

Society of Mortgage Professionals hires national accounts manager

The Society of Mortgage Professionals (SMP) has hired Laura Gauden as national accounts manager. The...

New NEDs for Openwork parent

Openwork Holdings, the parent company of network Openwork, has appointed Anne Grim and Rosanne...

iPipeline appoints new national account manager

iPipeline has recruited Jacqui Weddell as its new national account manager. Weddell (pictured) has over 25 years...
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COMMENT

funding

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...

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House prices

Manchester leads decade-long house price boom as London lags

Manchester has recorded the strongest house price growth of any major British city over...
News

Nationwide cuts rates across fixed mortgage proposition

Nationwide is cutting rates across its fixed mortgage range for first-time buyers, home movers...
News

Clydesdale to cut selected residential product transfer rates

Clydesdale Bank will reduce selected residential fixed product transfer rates from Tuesday 16 June. The...
Technology

Mortgage Magic expands secure portal to Apple Mac App Store

Mortgage Magic has launched its Secure Portal on the Apple Mac App Store, giving...

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