Appointments

Spicerhaart Corporate Sales appoints first in-house mortgage broker

Just Mortgages broker Lauren Cunningham has been appointed as Spicerhaart Corporate Sales first in-house...

Aldermore appoints head of external comms

Aldermore has appointed Alan Oliver as its new head of external communications. Oliver (pictured)...

New staff member at Affirmative

Affirmative has recruited Katie Dawes to its processing team. Dawes has over five years’ experience...

New chief executive for Hinckley & Rugby BS

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has appointed Colin Fyfe as its new chief...

Co-operative Bank appoints new CEO

The Co-operative Bank has announced the appointment of Andrew Bester as its CEO. He joins...

Pure Retirement expands support for equity release advisers

Pure Retirement has recruited a further 24 members to its team. The firm aims to...

Fluent Money develops later life lending subsidiary

Fluent Money Group (FMG) has appointed Aaron Conlon as managing director of newly formed...

Shawbrook appoints head of networks

Caroline Mirakian, formerly of Metro Bank, has joined Shawbrook Bank as head of networks...

Charles McDowell to join Hampshire Trust Bank

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Charles McDowell as managing director...

Bibby Financial Services makes Yorkshire appointment

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Lauren Maloney as a business development manager (BDM),...

Paul Smee joins Conveyancing Association as non-executive chair

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced the appointment of a new non-executive chair and...

The Teachers appoints head of proposition & distribution

The Teachers Building Society has appointed Michelle Cutler to the newly created role of...

Mortgage Advice Bureau Swindon hires experienced adviser

Mortgage Advice Bureau Swindon has announced the appointment of experienced mortgage adviser Ken Sneddon...

Kensington appoints account development manager for Scotland

Kensington Mortgages has announced the appointment of Sharon Cochrane as account development manager (ADM)...

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Private credit poses challenges and opportunities for UK CROs

The global financial crash of 2008 revealed the dangers of financial contagion. What began as a collapse in the United States sub-prime mortgage market...

GIS must be at the heart of place-based policymaking

The UK is under increasing pressure to deliver more homes, strengthen national infrastructure, and meet ambitious environmental goals – from the New Towns Taskforce...

The PT is dead. Long live the broker!

Did you know that every time a borrower approaches their bank directly, a mortgage broker dies? I’m teasing, of course. They don’t really die....

Landlords defy the doom – the buy-to-let bounce-back

While the Bank of England recently voted to hold the interest rate at 4%, which will have been disappointing news to landlords who had...

The 12 Days of Christmas: Staying front of mind when clients go quiet

December has long been a quiet month for mortgage advisers. By mid-November, many client conversations slow or pause entirely, often with the familiar refrain:...

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AUTUMN BUDGET: Industry braces for impact

On Wednesday, the Chancellor is due to deliver the second highly anticipated Autumn Budget...

Houzecheck launches “Bruce the Beaver” to drive brand recognition in surveying

Proptech firm Houzecheck is introducing a new mascot, Bruce the Beaver, in a bid...

AMI Protection Viewpoint 2025: Turning challenges into opportunities

Delivering better outcomes and protecting more customers is all in a day’s work for...

Mental health emerges as leading cause of long-term sick leave, MetLife finds

Mental health conditions have become the leading cause of long-term sickness in the workplace,...

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