Appointments

Paula Purdy joins Octopus Property as BDM

Octopus Property has appointed Paula Purdy as business development manager (BDM) for the north...

Key Partnerships appoints national account manager

Key Partnerships has recruited Kay Westgarth to the position of national account manager. Most recently, Westgarth...

Affirmative makes changes to underwriting and processing team

Affirmative Finance has made two internal promotions and announced a new appointment in the...

Key makes head of advice sales hire 

Equity release adviser Key has appointed Rachel East as head of advice sales: whole...

Target Group appoints two new directors

Target Group has appointed Marcella Rich to its executive committee as director of client services. She...

Glenhawk makes BDM and analyst appointments

Glenhawk has announced the appointments of Harleigh French as business development associate and Nicholas...

Accord recruits new regional sales manager

Accord Mortgages has appointed Claire Chick as a new regional sales manager. Chick (pictured) joins...

Tucker becomes CEO as Twenty7Tec expands SMT

Twenty7Tec has made a series of internal promotions, as well as external hires as...

New CEO for the Buckinghamshire BS

The Buckinghamshire Building Society’s Chief Executive Andrew Craddock will be joining the Darlington Building...

Mortgage Brain makes three new sales appointments

Mortgage Brain has expanded its sales team with three new appointments. Josh Christie, Kosta Kostadinov...

Two new BDMs for United Trust Bank

United Trust Bank has appointed two new business development managers (BDMs) to its mortgages...

SimplyBiz Group bolsters compliance support

The SimplyBiz Group has announced the appointments of Paul Bruns and Elaine Parkes, who...

The Leeds makes corporate account manager hire

The Leeds Building Society has added to its intermediary team with the appointment of...

Kuflink Group appoints NED

Kuflink Group has appointed Nayan V. Kisnadwala to its board of directors as an...

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

Homebuying reforms aim to cut delays and reduce failed property sales

The government has unveiled a package of reforms designed to speed up the homebuying...

Vida widens SPV criteria for buy-to-let landlords

Vida Homeloans has expanded its buy-to-let lending criteria to support a wider range of...

Nikki Haworth joins Connect as group ops director

Connect IFA has strengthened its leadership team with two senior appointments as it looks...

Homebuyers call for overhaul of property transaction process

Almost four in five home movers believe the homebuying process in England and Wales...

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