Appointments

New BDMs at NatWest Intermediary Solutions

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has appointed two new business development managers (BDMs). Rhys Powell joins as...

New chair for Kensington Mortgages

Jayne Almond is to succeed Tim Breedon as chair of Kensington Mortgages. In additional, she will...

Legal & General Mortgage Club appoints key relationship manager

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced that Clare Beardmore is joining from the...

Precise Mortgages appoints new BDM for Scotland

Precise Mortgages has appointed a new dedicated business development manager (BDM) for Scotland. The specialist...

The Saffron appoints relationship manager

Solo Baleisolomone, a qualified Quantity Surveyor; former housing development site manager and decorated military...

BFS director appointed to Institute of Export and International Trade board

Kash Ahmad, Bibby Financial Services' (BFS) specialist director, has been appointed to the board...

The Mansfield Building Society appoints national development manager

The Mansfield Building Society has recruited Paul Lewis to the role of national development...

Octane Capital appoints internal business development associate

Octane Capital has recruited George Lyall as internal business development associate. He will report...

Openwork hires new marketing director

Openwork has appointed Claire Oldstein as marketing director. She will join the executive team and...

New CEO for Leek United BS

Leek United has announced the appointment of Andrew Healy as the Society’s new chief...

Fleet Mortgages appoints national sales manager

Fleet Mortgages has announced the promotion of Graham Le Bas to the position of...

Gatehouse Bank appoints specialist finance BDM

Gatehouse Bank has appointed Zeenat Shaffi as business development manager (BDM) in its specialist...

Two new senior BDMs for Kent Reliance

Kent Reliance has announced the appointment of Krissy Salmon and Simon Ward as senior...

Roma Finance doubles sales and underwriting teams

Roma Finance has doubled the size of its business development manager (BDM) and underwriting...

COMMENT

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,...

There’s no room for complacency, it’s time for collaboration

Last year the government announced a proposal to reform the home-buying system in a bid to speed up the property transaction process, cut costs...

Lenders that adapt to customer and broker needs will be the winners

For UK mortgage brokers, the choice of lender partner has never been more important. In a market shaped by fluctuating rates, evolving regulation and increasing...

First-time landlords and first-time buyers are still entering the market

Despite the upheaval, new entrants have not vanished. First-time landlords are still active and, according to Hamptons, millennials (born between 1981 and 1996) are...

36 more pay cheques before you’re made redundant

Imagine getting that email in your inbox first thing this morning! I tell you what: for the sake of another thought-provoking, rib-jabbing article, let's pretend...

Latest news

Russell Quirk becomes Property Investor Show shareholder

Russell Quirk is to become a shareholder in the Property Investor Show, strengthening his...

Mortgage market cools as remortgaging rebounds

UK mortgage activity steadied in December as house purchase approvals slipped but remortgaging gathered...

Paradigm promotes Richard Howes to managing director role

Paradigm Mortgage Services has promoted Richard Howes to a newly created managing director position...

Fleet Mortgages adds 65% LTV products and cuts two-year pricing

Fleet mortgages has launched a new range of 65% loan-to-value mortgage products and cut...

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