Appointments

CSF hires development finance director

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has appointed Michael Fisher as development finance director. The business intends to...

Mortgage Gym recruits chief commercial officer

Mortgage Gym has announced the appointment of Jeremy Moll as chief commercial officer. Moll as over 28...

The Leeds appoints BDM

The Leeds Building Society has appointed John Hoole as a business development manager (BDM) for...

Key appoints specialist lending director

Key Retirement has appointed Mark Blanchfield as its director of specialist lending. He will be...

Metro Bank hires commercial banking director

Metro Bank has appointed Alec Viney to the position of commercial banking director. He...

BFS appoints corporate sales director

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Ben Smith as UK corporate sales director. First joining...

Laura Sneddon joins The Mortgage Lender

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has announced 12 new hires. The appointments include the first of...

The Leeds expands intermediary lending team

The Leeds Building Society has made an addition to its business development team. Nirver Randhawa...

Positive Lending appoints director of mortgages

South coast based packager, Positive Lending, has appointed Stephanie Charman as its director of mortgages. ...

Roma Finance announces underwriting promotions

Roma Finance has announced the promotion of Daniel Hill to bridging sales specialist and Lorraine Hart...

Sirius Property Finance expands team

Sirius Property Finance, Brightstar’s high net worth business, has appointed three new team members...

BFS appoints UK CEO

Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has appointed Edward Winterton as UK chief executive officer. He joining...

New chair for Smaller Business Practitioner Panel

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced the appointment of a new Chair for the...

FCA appoints new non-executive director

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed the appointment of Nick Stace as a non-executive...

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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