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)...

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

Atom bank cuts Prime mortgage rates by 15bps across full range

Atom bank has reduced rates across its Prime mortgage range by 15bps, with changes...

The Dudley cuts rates across residential, buy-to-let and expat ranges

Dudley Building Society has reduced rates across its residential, buy-to-let and expat mortgage products,...

Stamp Duty burden soars as tax threshold remains frozen at 2006 level

The Stamp Duty threshold at which homebuyers begin paying tax has remained unchanged since...

Gatehouse launches limited-edition HPPs and cuts selected BTL rates

Gatehouse Bank has introduced a range of limited-edition Home Purchase Plan and buy-to-let products...

PROFILES