Appointments

Pepper hires regional development manager for Yorkshire and NE

Pepper Money has appointed Max Hill as its new regional development manager for Yorkshire...

Signature Private Finance hires relationship manager

Privately-owned principal lender, Signature Private Finance, has promoted Nazia Yaqub to the position of...

One Stop Business Finance expands operations and brokering team

Alternative SME funding specialist, One Stop Business Finance, has appointed Collette Munson to its...

New development finance proposition from Castle Trust

Castle Trust has revamped its development finance offering with the recruitment of Simon Whitfield...

United Trust Bank appoints NED to board of directors

Sarah Laessig has joined the board of United Trust Bank as a non-executive director...

Three new BDMs for Newcastle Intermediaries

Newcastle Intermediaries has hired three new business development managers (BDMs) to cover the Midlands,...

Shawbrook appoints regional development manager for Scotland

Shawbrook Bank has appointed Simon Smith as regional development manager. He will be based in...

Fiduciam grows all-female Spanish team

Fiduciam has increased its Spanish team to eight, following the recruitment of three new...

The Mortgage Lender expands sales team

The Mortgage Lender has grown its sales team from 21 to 26. David Eaves has...

Maria Harris joins United Trust Bank board

Maria Harris, former director of intermediary lending at Atom Bank, has been appointed as...

Teddy Nyahasha to become OneFamily CEO

OneFamily chief executive Simon Markey will be stepping down after seven years. He will be...

LV= GI appoints corporate responsibility director

LV= General Insurance (LV= GI) has today appointed Rodney Assock as its new corporate...

New CEO for Royal London

Barry O’Dwyer has joined Royal London to take up the role of chief executive. He...

New key account manager for mortgages at Aldermore

Aldermore has appointed James Young as a new key account manager within its retail...

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Autonomous AI is waiting for us

The UK rightly prides itself on having one of the most respected financial services sectors in the world but even strong markets benefit from...

TOM BILL: Rate cut expectations fade amid mixed signals

Borrowing costs have risen in recent weeks for reasons that include stronger-than-expected UK economic data and tempering the outlook for cheaper mortgages. However, an uncertain...

Think you know CeMAP? Maybe it’s time to think again

Anyone who wants to work as a mortgage adviser in the UK needs to hold qualifications that are recognised by the FCA and, for...

Second charge mortgages set for another strong year in 2026

A few weeks into 2026, the direction of travel for the second charge mortgage market is already clear. Momentum has carried over from last...

Why the collapse of US auto finance lenders matters for UK mortgages

You might wonder why a car loans provider across the Atlantic has anything to do with UK mortgages – on the face of it,...

Latest news

Virgin Money launches new 80% LTV fixes alongside wider pricing increases

Virgin Money has confirmed a new round of mortgage product changes, including the launch...

Redwood Bank welcomes back senior business development figure

Chris Finnigan has rejoined Redwood Bank's business development team following a short period away...

Pivotal expands specialist mortgage advice footprint with CLS Money and Simply Lending deals

Pivotal Growth Limited has completed the acquisition of CLS Money Limited and entered into...

Acre enables Halifax API submissions, taking direct residential case coverage beyond 50%

Acre has partnered with Halifax to allow brokers to run Decisions in Principle directly...

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