Appointments

Paymentshield appoints pair of regional sales managers

Paymentshield has recruited two new regional sales managers to its sales team. The general insurance (GI)...

Gatehouse Bank creates intermediary national key account manager role

Gatehouse Bank has promoted Sim Gill to the newly-created role of intermediary national key...

MFS appoints BDM

Bridging lender Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has hired its third business development manager for...

Phoebus Software hires securitisation and funding specialist

Ian Sutton has joined Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) as a consultant specialising in the...

Mortgage Brain appoints new chairman

Mortgage Brain has appointed Peter Hill as its new chairman. Hill, whose previous roles include...

Cirencester Friendly expands executive team

Cirencester Friendly has made two appointments to support its growing presence in the income...

Target Group recruits chief commercial officer

Target Group has announced the appointment of Stuart Anderson as chief commercial officer. Anderson has over...

Precise Mortgages appoints London South West BDM

Precise Mortgages has appointed a new business development manager (BDM) to support brokers in...

Legal & General appoints head of broker for GI

Legal & General has promoted Darren Prior to head of broker within its general...

Bankhall and PMS appoint advisory relationships director

Bankhall and PMS Mortgage Club, part of Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG), have appointed Campbell...

Sirius Property Finance appoints head of partnerships

Sirius Property Finance has hired Kimberley Gates as its head of partnerships. Gates will work...

Clever Lending boosts field-based team

Clever Lending has appointed two additional field-based sales managers. Stacey Woods and Tanya Legge have...

SimplyBiz Group appoints managing director for professional connections arm

The SimplyBiz Group has announced the appointment of Dave Seager to the newly created...

Internal promotion at Octane Capital

Octane Capital has promoted Oli Greenspan from his position of head of internal sales to head...

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

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...

SortRefer sets out expanded regional events programme for 2026

SortRefer has confirmed that its regional events programme will continue into 2026, with nearly...

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