Appointments

Former Pepper MD to advise bridging lender

Roma Finance has appointed Colin Snowdon as board adviser. Snowdon (pictured) was previously managing director...

VAS group hires group operations leader

VAS Group has appointed Lisa Southall as its first group operations leader. Southall (pictured) is...

Kuflink appoints CFO

Kuflink Group plc has hired former Barclaycard financial director, Tim Spurr, as chief financial...

New FOS chair revealed

Baroness Zahida Manzoor CBE has been appointed as the new chair of the Financial Ombudsman...

Jason Neale to head up Axis Bank’s buy-to-let business

Axis Bank UK has appointed Jason Neale to take over its buy-to-let lending operation. He...

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries appoints senior BDM for East Midlands

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries (KRFI), part of specialist lending and retail savings group OneSavings...

Shawbrook adds to residential mortgages team

Shawbrook’s residential mortgages team has announced the appointment of Julia Dobell as business development...

Smartr365 appoints head of network and club relationships

Smartr365 has announced the appointment of Stephen Nobes as head of network and club relationships. Nobes...

Enra Group makes senior appointments

West One Loans and its parent, Enra Group, have made a number of strategic...

Key grows corporate business development team

Equity release adviser Key is expanding its corporate business development team. Key’s corporate team is actively...

Four new additions to Together’s corporate relationships team

Together has expanded its corporate relationships team with a series of senior appointments. It has...

HLPartnership makes recruitment team appointment

Mortgage and protection network HL Partnership has appointed Tom Barnett to the recruitment manager...

Spicerhaart Part Exchange and Assisted Move hires Kent BDM

Spicerhaart Part Exchange and Assisted Move has appointed Tracey Gee as its new business...

Kensington appoints chief operating officer

Kensington Mortgages has recruited Mark Foulsham as its new chief operating officer. He will join...

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GIS must be at the heart of place-based policymaking

The UK is under increasing pressure to deliver more homes, strengthen national infrastructure, and meet ambitious environmental goals – from the New Towns Taskforce...

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...

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Time Finance bolsters regional expansion with new business development hire

Time Finance has strengthened its vendor finance operation with the appointment of Gil Dudson...

Financial education boosts demand for protection insurance

Young adults who receive financial education are significantly more likely to buy protection insurance...

Stamford Finance passes £100m lending landmark

Stamford Finance has passed £100m in total lending, marking a significant step for the...

Work-life balance emerges as top priority for UK workers

Almost half of UK employees say work-life balance is their leading consideration when choosing...

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