Appointments

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)...

Bank of Ireland UK expands intermediary sales team

Bank of Ireland UK has recruited six new faces to its intermediary sales team...

Your Expert Group appoints director of specialist lending

Glasgow-based specialist finance broker Your Expert Group has appointed Nathan Ellis-Calcott as director of...

New role for Pascoe at Skipton International

Nigel Pascoe has been appointed as director of business development at Skipton International. After working...

Key Retirement recruits advice delivery director

Key Retirement has added to its senior team with the appointment of Ian English...

The Coventry appoints NED

The Coventry Building Society has announced that Iraj Amiri, currently a member of the...

Legal & General Home Finance appoints head of mortgage broker sales

Legal & General Home Finance has announced the appointment of Marie Catch as head...

Octopus Property appoints head of structuring

Octopus Property, part of the Octopus Group, has announced the appointment of Matthew Pritchard...

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...

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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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