Appointments

New chief executive for the Teachers

The Teachers Building Society has appointed Simon Beresford as its new chief executive. Beresford (pictured)...

Pair join Together’s commercial team

Together has announced two appointments to its commercial team. David Walsh (pictured, centre) has joined as...

Openwork expands recruitment team

Openwork has recruited Hayley Stansfield to the position of regional recruitment manager. Stansfield has over...

Key mortgage hire at HSBC

HSBC has appointed Jackie Uhi to the role of head of mortgage distribution. Uhi joins HSBC...

New head of sales for Mint Bridging

Mint Bridging has hired Sinead Moynihan as its new head of sales. Before joining...

New chief surveyor for e.surv

E.surv Chartered Surveyors has revealed that David Harbour will join the firm on 20...

Complete FS appoints BDM

Complete FS, the South Coast packager, has appointed Graham McCabe as business development manager...

BFS appoints trade & international MD

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Phil Tobin as managing director of trade and...

New northern BDM for Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has announced the appointment of a new business development manager (BDM) covering...

New non-exec director at the Dudley

The Dudley Building Society has announced the appointment of Jim Muir to its board...

Trio join asset finance provider

Praetura Asset Finance has added three managerial appointments to its team. John Ingham is...

Major promotions at Brightstar

Brightstar Financial has made two internal promotions to its senior management team. Bradley Moore (pictured) is now managing...

New addition to Precise’s sales team

Dan Watson has joined the sales team of Precise Mortgages. He will work predominantly in the...

New director for Complete FS

Complete FS has appointed Damian Cain to its board. It will have overall responsibility for broker...

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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