Appointments

NACFB bolsters broker representation with two board appointments

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers has confirmed the appointment of John Kent...

Countrywide Surveying Services names associate director for learning & development

Countrywide Surveying Services has promoted Sarah Chalmers-Stevens to associate director of learning and development...

Smart Money People appoints Peer Jelendorf as chief executive

Smart Money People has named Peer Jelendorf as its new chief executive, succeeding Jacqueline...

Together unveils specialist intermediary team to handle £1m+ cases

Together has launched a new dedicated larger loans unit aimed at supporting brokers with...

Molo adds to South East presence with BDM hire

Molo has appointed Steven Griffiths as business development manager for south-east England. The lender, which...

Twenty7tec reshapes leadership team

Twenty7tec has appointed Kate Buckley as chief revenue officer, marking a further strengthening of...

Hampshire Trust Bank bolsters Midlands broker coverage with new hire

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Mike Sharp as business development manager for the...

StreamBank strengthens broker support with senior hires in sales and underwriting

Specialist lender StreamBank has added to its sales and underwriting teams as it looks...

OMS expands customer and inclusion remit with senior hire

One Mortgage System has recruited Jessica Tonczynski to a newly defined role combining customer...

UTB promotes Rebwar Abdoullahi to bridging and buy-to-let sales role

United Trust Bank has promoted Rebwar Abdoullahi to business development manager within its bridging...

Together expands intermediary sales team with two senior appointments

Together has strengthened its intermediary division with the appointment of two experienced industry figures,...

Santander UK names new head of mortgage trading

Santander UK has appointed Ben Merritt as head of mortgage trading. Merritt (pictured) will report...

Tandem promotes Ryan Heaps to finance chief role

Tandem Bank has promoted Ryan Heaps to chief financial officer, subject to regulatory approval. The...

Keystone expands broker support with two BDM hires

Keystone Property Finance has strengthened its broker-facing team with the appointment of two new...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

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MIMHC makes final call as charity lunch nears capacity

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) has made a final call for industry...

Virgin Money to move eligible product transfers to Nationwide from October

Virgin Money is changing its residential product transfer process, with some customers whose deals...

Skipton cuts fixed rates and widens home mover range

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across its fixed mortgage range by an average...

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