Appointments

Scottish Widows hires protection director

Scottish Widows has appointed Gary Burchett to the role of protection director. He will have...

Equifinance appoints regional sales manager

Equifinance has appointed Richard Croll as regional sales manager.  The second charge lender says Croll...

Foundation Home Loans hires regional account manager for West & South Wales

Foundation Home Loans has appointed Sarah Hopkins as regional account manager for the West...

Source Insurance makes senior appointment

Source Insurance has appointed Steve Jenkins to the role of head of commercial partnerships. After...

Paul Kelly joins Uinsure from Paymentshield

Uinsure has announced the appointment of Paul Kelly to the new role of director...

Oblix Capital hires pair of BDMs

Oblix Capital has announced two BDM appointments to cover London and the South.   Both...

More 2 Life appoints director of funding and product development

Equity release lender More 2 Life has appointed Roland Steere as director of funding and...

Together hires new lending director

Robert Goodall is joining Together as its new lending director will be based at...

The Coventry confirms appointment of new chair

The Coventry Building Society has confirmed the appointment of Gary Hoffman as non-executive director...

Mark Jones joins L&G as new product director

Legal & General has announced the appointment of Mark Jones as product director, UK...

KR Group appoints PR & public affairs director

Key Retirement Group has appointed Lee Blackwell as director of public relations and public...

The Leeds expands intermediary team

The Leeds Building Society has appointed a new business development manager in the North East. Helen...

Record month for Just Mortgages’ self-employed division

Just Mortgages' self-employed division has now hit 100 brokers, an increase of 23% since...

Octane Capital recruits internal business development manager

Adam Ware has joined Octane Capital as internal business development manager.  Ware (pictured) joins from Commercial...

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...

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