Appointments

David Robinson joins Shawbrook

David Robinson is to join Shawbrook Bank as its sales and distribution director for residential...

L&G promotes Simon Hird

Legal & General has made a number of senior promotions within its general insurance...

New BDM for Home Counties and the South for Secure Trust Bank

Secure Trust Bank Mortgages has hired Bradley Street as its new business development manager...

The Teachers BS appoints BDM for London & the South East

The Teachers Building Society has appointed Ralph Punter to a newly created role of...

Paula Purdy leaves Shawbrook

Paula Purdy, head of sales at Shawbrook Bank, is to leave the lender after...

Masthaven makes a number of senior appointments

Masthaven Bank has announced the appointment of three new staff members across its mortgage...

Kuflink Bridging appoints head of sales

Kuflink Bridging has announce Jeff Bungar’s promotion to the position of head of sales....

Gatehouse Bank hires head of home finance operations

Gatehouse Bank has appointed Karen Faulkner to the position of head of home finance...

360 Dot Net appoints strategy and proposition director

360 Dot Net has announced the appointment of Brod Whiting as strategy and proposition...

Hampshire Trust Bank appoints new NED

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announces the appointment of Astrid Grey as an independent non-executive director (NED). Grey (pictured)...

United Trust Bank grows development finance team

United Trust Bank (UTB) has announced the appointment of two new property development managers...

Magellan Homeloans hires regional sales manager for North West

Magellan Homeloans has announced the appointment of a new regional sales manager, Dean Linklater,...

PRA’s Martin Stewart to join Coventry BS board

The Coventry Building Society has announced that Martin Stewart – director, banks, building societies...

SME lender appoints senior underwriter

Spotcap UK, lender to small and medium sized businesses, has appointed Andrew Caulfield as...

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The BBC’s exposé isn’t news to mortgage advisers – but it might be to the public

Let’s be honest, for mortgage advisers, the recent Panorama investigation into conditional selling by estate agents wasn’t so much a revelation as it was...

Rachel Reeves rolls back mortgage rules: return to risk or reasonable reform?

Rachel Reeves is to roll back bureaucratic red tape introduced since the 2008 financial crash to allow people to borrow more for mortgages. Under the...

Gavin Opperman: Why teachers deserve a mortgage model of their own

As Chief Executive of Teachers Building Society, Gavin Opperman brings a distinctive global perspective and a deep personal mission to the helm of one...

Reeves’ reforms are a welcome boost but the housing market must modernise

Rachel Reeves’ announcement marks a clear shift in housing policy, with measures that could help thousands more first-time buyers onto the property ladder. Increasing lending...

What is the Protection Claims Charter – and how does it work?

The moment of truth for any insurance product is at point of claim. Insurers have been publishing claims statistics for almost two decades now, highlighting...

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Buy-to-let lending sees strongest revival since mini-budget, says UK Finance

Buy-to-let mortgage lending surged in the first quarter of 2025, reaching levels not seen...

YBS Commercial raises BTL procuration fees and trims rates

YBS Commercial Mortgages has increased its buy-to-let procuration fee and made modest rate cuts...

Gen H the latest lender to lift loan-to-income caps

Gen H has announced a series of significant changes to its loan-to-income (LTI) policy...

Afin Bank officially enters UK mortgage market with underserved borrower focus

Afin Bank has launched a range of residential and buy-to-let products aimed at some...