Appointments

SBG hires head of lender relationships

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has appointed Jane Benjamin as head of lender relationships. ...

Signature Private Finance hires BDM

Signature Private Finance has announced the appointment of Parminder Bansal as its new business...

Dragonfly expands BDM team

Dragonfly Property Finance has added two more external business development managers (BDMs) to its...

New FCA boss appointed

Andrew Bailey has been appointed as the new permanent chief executive of the Financial...

FHL hires marketing manager

Emma Lightfoot has joined Foundation Home Loans as marketing manager. She joins the Bracknell-based specialist...

Bibby appoints international CEO

Bibby Financial Services has announced that Steven Box has become its international chief executive...

Kent Reliance hires national accounts head

OneSavings Bank has appointed Steve Seal as head of national accounts for its Kent...

Hope Capital hires Midlands BDM

Bridging lender Hope Capital has appointed a business development manager (BDM) who will focus on the...

Shawbrook appoints consumer finance MD

Evelyn Hamilton has today joined Shawbrook Group as its managing director of consumer finance. She joins Shawbrook...

New non-exec directors for Holloway Friendly

Income protection society Holloway Friendly has appointed two new non-executive directors (NEDs).   The appointments...

Commercial property specialist joins Birketts

Julie Hoy has joined the commercial property team at law firm Birketts as a...

Vizolution expands sales team

Vizolution has expanded its sales team with the appointment Michael Padmanathan, Alex Noble and Oli...

SimplyBiz Group appoints managing director of SIFA

David Ingram has been appointed as managing director of SIFA and joins the business...

New sales appointments at NatWest IS

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has appointed two new area sales managers (ASMs) and added two...

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 month, 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

Stonebridge posts sector-leading network growth

Stonebridge has recruited more firms than any other mortgage and protection network for the...

Early engagement urged as smart property data framework takes shape

Brokers are being encouraged to prepare for a fundamental change in how property data...

Hope Capital bolsters dual representation panel to speed up bridging completions

Hope Capital Property Finance has expanded its dual representation solicitor panel as it looks...

Housing market steadies as rates fall and choice rises

Buyer confidence is returning to the UK housing market at the start of 2026...

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