Appointments

Spicerhaart Part Exchange and Assisted Move appoints duo

Spicerhaart Part Exchange and Assisted Move has made two new appointments, including a new...

The Vernon hires North West BDM

The Vernon Building Society has appointed Kevin Baggs as mortgage business development manager (BDM). Baggs...

Skipton International appoints business development manager

Skipton International has appointed Roger Hughes as business development manager (BDM). This new role was...

Key expands estate planning team

Equity release broker Key has created three new senior roles within its estate planning department. The team...

Fluent for Advisers expands development teams

Fluent for Advisers has appointed two new business development officers (BDOs) to its internal...

MT Finance recruits new BDM

MT Finance has appointed Jamie Gillespie as business development manager (BDM) for the Midlands...

Richard Howells appointed Sesame managing director

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has announced the appointment of Richard Howells as managing director...

Dudley BS makes commercial appointment

The Dudley Building Society (DBS) has announced the appointment of Jenny Coffey as market...

Paula Purdy joins Together

Paula Purdy has taken up her new position of key accounts manager at specialist...

New chairman for asset finance provider

Arkle Finance has appointed Paul Bartley, the co-founder of Close Leasing, as its new...

Two new NEDs for the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has appointed Iain Cornish and Annette Barnes as non-executive directors. Both...

Keystone appoints BDM for the Midlands

Keystone Property Finance has appointed Louise Roderick-Smith as a business development manager (BDM) covering...

Mortgage technology firm appoints sales director

Eligible, a technology firm automating customer retention for the mortgage industry, has appointed ex-partner...

Bluestone Mortgages appoints senior business development manager

Bluestone Mortgages has announced the appointment of Chris Lamming as senior business development manager...

COMMENT

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...

Latest news

The Mortgage Works backs landlord EPC compliance pilot with Eco Approach

The Mortgage Works has partnered with retrofit specialist Eco Approach to provide free energy...

TML expands buy-to-let range with limited-edition products and rate reductions

The Mortgage Lender has launched a new range of limited-edition buy-to-let products and reduced...

Molo cuts buy-to-let and semi-commercial rates by up to 30bps

Molo has reduced rates across its UK resident buy-to-let and semi-commercial mortgage ranges, with...

Bank holds rates at 3.75%

The Bank of England left interest rates unchanged at 3.75% today despite inflation remaining...

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