Appointments

Hope Capital hires five new faces

Hope Capital has tripled the size of its business development team following new appointments. The...

M&S Bank appoints CEO

M&S Bank has appointed Paul Spencer as its CEO. This follows his appointment as interim CEO...

Chris Parr to run new Manchester office for Fiduciam

Fiduciam is aiming to expand its lending activities in the north of England and...

Ryan Brailsford promoted to head of sales at Pepper Money

Pepper Money has appointed Ryan Brailsford as head of sales. Last month, Pepper Money introduced...

iPipeline grows distribution team

iPipeline is expanding its distribution team to support growth within the protection market. Andy Milburn...

New BDM at More 2 Life

Equity release lender More 2 Life has appointed Sanjay Gadhia as a business development manager (BDM)...

United Trust Bank appoints new BDM

United Trust Bank has appointed Owen Bentley as business development manager in its mortgages...

Openwork boss appointed to PIMFA board

Mark Duckworth, chief executive of Openwork, has been appointed to the board of The Personal...

Leek United appoints finance director

Leek United Building Society has appointed Rob Broadbent as its new finance director. Broadbent has...

ALEP makes executive committee appointment

The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) has appointed John Midgley as a new member...

Catalyst Property Finance appoints head of real estate

Catalyst Property Finance has appointed Kevin Stephenson as its head of real estate within...

New BDM team at Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has created a new business development team for the South West &...

InterBay Commercial appoints new senior London BDM

InterBay Commercial has appointed Davey Gurm as a senior business development manager (BDM) to...

Oblix Capital appoints finance director

Steve Rogers has joined bridging and development lender Oblix Capital as its finance director.  Rogers (pictured) is...

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,...

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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...

Autonomous AI is waiting for us

The UK rightly prides itself on having one of the most respected financial services...

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...

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