Appointments

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...

Mark Sismey-Durrant to advise Oblix Capital

Oblix Capital has appointed Mark Sismey-Durrant as an independent adviser to its board.  His previous...

Together hires ex-banker as adviser to board

Specialist lender Together has hired ex-banker Simon Raine as an advisor to its board. Raine...

Equity Release Council appoints comms manager

The Equity Release Council has appointed Chris Fay to the position of communications manager. The...

COMMENT

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

Griffin appointed chief risk officer at Afin Bank

Afin Bank has appointed Rebecca Griffin as chief risk officer as it continues to...

George Gee steps into role as Chetwood Bank’s MD of mortgages

George Gee has today stepped into the role of Chetwood Bank’s managing director of...

Knowledge Bank separates dev finance as demand grows

Knowledge Bank has launched a dedicated Development Finance lending type on its platform to...

Access FS partners with Islamic home finance provider StrideUp

Access Financial Services has signed a new partnership with UK-based home-financing fintech company StrideUp. The...

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