Appointments

ARLA Propertymark appoints president elect

ARLA Propertymark has announced the appointment of Angela Davey as president elect, following Richard...

The Exeter appoints CIO

The Exeter has appointed Paul Smith as its new chief information officer (CIO). Smith...

Paradigm promotes business development pair

Paradigm Mortgage Services has promoted two members of staff to new business development consultant...

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...

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

Hodge widens foreign national mortgage criteria with 95% LTV lending

Hodge Bank has expanded its foreign national mortgage criteria, increasing maximum loan-to-value limits and...

Landlords release more equity to fund buy-to-let improvements, says Paragon

Landlords significantly increased remortgaging activity to fund improvements to their buy-to-let properties during 2025,...

Gen H cuts high loan-to-value mortgage rates by up to 20bps

Gen H has reduced rates across its higher loan-to-value mortgage range, with the largest...

Rely launches limited edition buy-to-let products for lower LTV landlords

Rely has introduced a new limited edition range of buy-to-let mortgages for non-portfolio landlords,...

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