Appointments

UK Finance appoints head of mortgages

UK Finance has announced the appointment of Jackie Bennett as its new head of...

Together hires regional development director for Scotland

Together has appointed a new regional development director as it expands its distribution in...

Trio joins UTB’s development finance team

United Trust Bank (UTB) has made three senior appointments to its development finance division. Paul...

Octane Capital appoints head of internal sales

Oli Greenspan has joined Octane Capital as head of internal sales. Greenspan (pictured) was a...

Santander appoints trio of BDMs

Santander for Intermediaries (SFI) has appointed three new business development managers (BDMs). Kelly Mortiboys...

New CEO and COO for the Monmouthshire

Will Carroll has been appointed as the Monmouthshire Building Society’s new chief executive officer...

Trussle appoints VP of engineering

Online mortgage broker Trussle has appointed Matthew Gretton as vice president of engineering.  He has...

New intermediary regional manager for the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society has announced the appointment of Paul Holt as an intermediary...

Peter Beaumont joins TML

Peter Beaumont has teamed back up with Trevor Pothecary, joining The Mortgage Lender (TML)...

Fluent for Advisers grows external sales team

Fluent for Advisers has appointed David Paton as business development manager (BDM). He will work...

New BDM for the Source

Source Insurance has appointed Wayne Davies as business development manager (BDM) for Wales and...

Equifinance appoints general manager

Equifinance has appointed Gary Smith as general manager with overall control of operations for both...

Butterfield Mortgages appoints CEO

Butterfield Mortgages Ltd (BML) has appointed Alpa Bhakta as chief executive officer, having been...

Smart Money hires regulated business sales director

Colin Mason has joined specialist finance broker Smart Money as its sales director for...

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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