Appointments

Openwork appoints customer protection panel chair

Openwork has appointed Sarah Howe to chair its new Customer Protection Panel. She has 30...

OneFamily appoints corporate and customer strategy director

OneFamily has appointed Guy French as its corporate and customer strategy director. He will report...

Metro Bank appoints new CIO

Metro Bank has announced the appointment of Martyn Atkinson as chief information officer (CIO). He...

Trio of new broker BDMs for Together

Together has appointed three new business development managers to cover the North East, London...

Sirius Property Finance expands team

Sirius Property Finance, a division of Brightstar, is expands its London office. The business works...

Royal London appoints non-executive director

Royal London has announced the appointment of Olivia Dickson as a non-executive director. Dickson held...

Together appoints commercial operations manager

Specialist lender Together has appointed Lesley Gardner as its new commercial operations manager. Gardner (pictured)...

BoE announces senior appointments

The Bank of England has appointed Joanna Place as its new chief operating officer...

AOBP completes executive committee make-up

The Association of Bridging Professionals (AOBP) has appointed a fourth new member, Jordan McBriar,...

Brightstar creates three more departmental heads

Brightstar Financial has announced the promotions of three new department heads. Darren Perry, Paul Debney...

Quantum Funding makes northern hire

Quantum Funding has appointed Rob Emmison as broker manager to increase regional support for...

FHL appoints new regional area manager

Foundation Home Loans has recruited Annette Tilbury as regional area manager for the South...

Martin Gilsenan joins development finance lender

Martin Gilsenan has joined Iron Bridge Finance as its new director of sales. He will report...

TSB hires commercial banking director

TSB has announced the appointment, subject to regulatory approval, of Richard Davies as 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...

PROFILES