Appointments

Phil Rickards to become IMLA chair

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has confirmed the election of its 2018 board,...

New CEO and board appointments at Kuflink

Kuflink Group has appointed Narinder Khattoare as CEO, following the departure of previous incumbent...

UTB revamps underwriting team

United Trust Bank (UTB) has expanded and restructured its mortgage underwriting team in the...

TDS appoints COO for first time

Deposit protection and dispute resolution provider TDS has announced the appointment of Kate Smith...

Octane Capital appoints credit manager

Octane Capital has recruited Nicky Pack as credit manager.  Pack (pictured) previously worked at Alternative Bridging...

Accord Mortgages expands sales and underwriting teams

Accord Mortgages has expanded its team of field-based business development managers (BDMs) with four...

New CEO for Golden Charter

Independent funeral plan provider Golden Charter has announced that Suzanne Grahame has joined as become...

New head of sales for Kent Reliance

OneSavings Bank has announced the appointment of Simon Cockerill as head of sales for...

Skipton appoints IRM for East Central region

The Skipton Building Society has announced the appointment of Emma Hill to the team...

ARLA Propertymark CEO joins TDS board

David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark, has joined the board of Tenancy Deposit Scheme...

The Buy to Let Business expands management team

Paul Elliott is to join the Buy to Let Business' management team in December. He...

Two new non-exec directors for Legal & General Home Finance

Legal & General Home Finance has appointed a pair of new non-executive directors to...

The Stafford Railway appoints BDM for the north

The Stafford Railway Building Society has expanded its intermediary mortgage team with the appointment of...

BFS expands South West and Wales team

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has made seven new appointments as part of its growth...

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