Appointments

New CEO for Royal London

Barry O’Dwyer has joined Royal London to take up the role of chief executive. He...

New key account manager for mortgages at Aldermore

Aldermore has appointed James Young as a new key account manager within its retail...

VAS Group hires technical panel director

VAS Group has appointed Ian Wimpenny to the newly created role of technical panel...

FCA appoints executive director of risk and compliance oversight

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that Sheree Howard has been appointed as executive...

PMS appoints regional manager quartet

PMS Mortgage Club has appointed four new regional key account managers to support its directly...

Bridging stalwart joins Bath & West Finance

Matthew Anderson has joined bridging lender Bath & West as commercial director. Anderson (pictured) has...

Just Mortgages appoints three areas directors to self-employed division

Three new area directors have joined Just Mortgages’ self-employed division. Jonathan Phillips joined last week,...

John Truswell leaves Together to join Newcastle Intermediaries

John Truswell has joined Newcastle Building Society as its head of intermediary mortgages. Truswell (pictured)...

New finance director for Hope Capital

Hope Capital has appointed Kate Cowan as its new finance director. Cowan (pictured) has worked...

Mortgage Brain appoints sales and marketing director

Mortgage Brain has appointed Neil Wyatt as its new sales and marketing director. Wyatt has over...

Paragon reveals John Heron’s successor

Paragon Banking Group will be appointing Richard Rowntree as its new managing director of...

Andrew Ferguson to head up BTL for West One Loans

Andrew Ferguson has been appointed as managing director of West One Loans' buy-to-let.  Ferguson joined...

Aldermore makes specialist finance hires for North of England

Aldermore has made two new appointments to its specialist finance team in support of...

Clever Lending duo take charge of growth plans

Clever Lending has appointed two new directors to lead the specialist distributor’s ambitious plans...
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ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

Bridging is a natural fit for a Shariah-compliant bridging provider

The UK bridging market is, in many ways, a natural fit for Shariah-compliant finance because both are fundamentally built around real assets, partnership structures...

Why relationships are becoming the mortgage industry’s most valuable asset

Information has never been more accessible, yet confidence in financial services remains relatively low. As technology continues to reshape the market, the value of...

Before brokers invest in AI, they need to ask the right questions

AI has moved quickly from industry talking point to commercial priority. For mortgage brokers, the question is no longer whether AI matters. It is...

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Annual house price growth reaches highest level since March 2025

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