Appointments

Royal London appoints new chief executive

The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited has announced that Barry O'Dwyer has been...

The Hanley Economic expands intermediary support

The Hanley Economic Building Society has appointed Kate McKeon as an intermediary sales assistant...

OneFamily expands lifetime mortgage support teams

OneFamily has added two new underwriters and three mortgage processors to its lifetime mortgage...

Gatehouse Bank hires direct adviser

Gatehouse Bank has appointed Robert Siddall to the position of direct adviser. Siddall (pictured) will...

Axis Bank UK expands key account team

Axis Bank UK has appointed Dean Linklater as key account manager for the north. The...

Glenhawk appoints NED

Glenhawk has appointed Caroline Ong as non-executive director. Ong has over 20 years of commercial...

Smart Money appoints national account manager

Specialist finance master broker Smart Money has announced the appointment of Gary Lomax as its...

Trio joins Catalyst Property Finance

Catalyst Property Finance has announced three new appointments within its head office team. There is...

IGF appoints non-executive chairman

Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has announced the appointment of John Allbrook as non-executive chairman. He...

New BDM for Leek United

Leek United has appointed Deb Bree as business development manager (BDM). Bree (pictured) previously spent five...

Spencer Gale joins Axis Bank

Axis Bank UK has announced the appointment of Spencer Gale as key account manager. Gale...

Broker Conveyancing appoints Midlands area director

Broker Conveyancing has announced several new hires, promotions and an ongoing recruitment drive. Following a...

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...

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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,...

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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...

The Ecology joins TMA Mortgage Club panel

Ecology Building Society has joined the TMA Mortgage Club panel, extending broker access to...

House price growth ticks up as affordability boosts buyers

UK house price growth edged higher in January with values rising modestly as improving...

Alternative Bridging bolsters Midlands coverage with business development appointment

Alternative Bridging Corporation has strengthened its regional sales support with the appointment of Jignesh...

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