Appointments

Roma Finance hires three new BDMs

Roma Finance has appointed three new business development managers (BDMs). The Manchester based bridging and development...

New hires for The Mortgage Lender

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has made several new appointments in broker-facing teams.  Joining the team...

Ultimate Finance makes key sales appointment

Ultimate Finance has recruited Vince Tovey as its national head of sales for trade finance,...

Mortgage Brain hires lender development manager

Mortgage Brain has appointed Karen Faulkner as its new lender development manager.     Faulkner's role will...

Pepper appoints originations head

Nicola Boardman has joined Pepper Homeloans as its head of origination. She will be responsible...

The Exeter appoints non-executive director

Health and protection insurer, The Exeter, has appointed Helen McEwan as a non-executive director. McEwan...

Prudential hires UK insurance CEO

Prudential UK & Europe has announced the appointment of Clare Bousfield as CEO for insurance,...

New CEO for Signature Private Finance

Short-term lender Signature Private Finance has announced Tony Gilbertson as its new CEO. Gilbertson (pictured) undertook the...

Aegon UK appoints CFO

Aegon UK has appointed Stephen McGee as its chief financial officer (CFO). He has held...

TML appoints senior team pair

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has announced a number of new appointments including two senior...

Ultimate Finances hires regional director

Ultimate Finance has appointed Neil Curtis as regional director of Asset Finance in its...

Castle Trust appoints East Anglia BDM

Castle Trust has recruiting a business development manager (BDM) for the East Anglia region. Mark Stephenson’s territory...

Senior hire for e.surv

Katie Boyes-Barker has been appointed as customer proposition manager for private survey services at...

Key Retirement appoints deputy CEO

Key Retirement Group has promoted Simon Thompson to the newly-created position of deputy CEO. Thompson...

COMMENT

Why the collapse of US auto finance lenders matters for UK mortgages

You might wonder why a car loans provider across the Atlantic has anything to do with UK mortgages – on the face of it,...

There’s no room for complacency, it’s time for collaboration

Last year the government announced a proposal to reform the home-buying system in a bid to speed up the property transaction process, cut costs...

Lenders that adapt to customer and broker needs will be the winners

For UK mortgage brokers, the choice of lender partner has never been more important. In a market shaped by fluctuating rates, evolving regulation and increasing...

First-time landlords and first-time buyers are still entering the market

Despite the upheaval, new entrants have not vanished. First-time landlords are still active and, according to Hamptons, millennials (born between 1981 and 1996) are...

36 more pay cheques before you’re made redundant

Imagine getting that email in your inbox first thing this morning! I tell you what: for the sake of another thought-provoking, rib-jabbing article, let's pretend...

Latest news

Refurbishment bill to lift England’s rental homes to EPC C put at £19.9bn

Landlords across England face a refurbishment bill of almost £20bn to bring private rented...

Intergenerational gifting reaches record level among equity release customers

More retirees are using equity release to support family members and fund improvements that...

TPFG posts record year as financial services arm drives mortgage growth

The Property Franchise Group has reported a record year for FY25, with its Financial...

Property transactions stretch to 123 days

Property transactions in England and Wales are taking an average of 123 days from...

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