Appointments

AOBP aims for broader based executive committee

The Association of Bridging Professionals (AOBP) has appointed three new members to its executive...

Octopus duo to join Octane Capital

Graham Macaulay and Liam Lawlor will be joining Octane Capital from Octopus Property. Macaulay will...

Precise Mortgages grows sales team

Precise Mortgages has recruited Matt Yates to its sales team to support its network...

Ex-Ipswich CEO joins Teachers’ board

The Teachers Building Society has added Paul Winter to its board as a non-executive...

New chairs for FCA panels

The Financial Conduct Authority chairman, John Griffith-Jones, has announced the appointments of new chairs...

Amicus boss joins UK Finance board

John Jenkins, CEO of Amicus Finance, has been appointed to the board of UK...

LV= restructure sees Perks become MD

LV has restructured its life business to bring its protection, retirement solutions and heritage...

Octane Capital expands risk team

Octane Capital has recruited Gemma Salousti to its risk team as senior credit manager. She...

The Skipton appoints London intermediary relationship manager

The Skipton Building Society has appointed Tracey Nash to its intermediary manager team. She has...

UTB unveils new mortgages and bridging BDM team

United Trust Bank (UTB) has revealed the line-up of business development professionals tasked with...

Sarah Hartwell joins The Mortgage Lender

Sarah Hartwell has been recruited by The Mortgage Lender as its key account manager...

NACFB appoints CEO

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has announced the appointment of Graham...

Investec Private Banking appoints BDM

James Glynne-Percy has been appointed as a business development manager (BDM) at Investec Private...

Positive Commercial Finance hires new BDM

Positive Commercial Finance has appointed Simon Parkinson as business development manager (BDM). He has over...

COMMENT

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Latest news

ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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