Appointments

BLG Development Finance grows team

BLG Development Finance has made a pair of appointments in its surveying and new...

Vizolution appoints account director

Vizolution has announced the appointment of John Goodall to the position of account director. He has over 20 years’...

Lloyds appoints director of strategic partnerships

Lloyds Banking Group has announced that Esther Dijkstra will be its new director of...

Ultimate Finance appoints regional director

SME funder Ultimate Finance has hired Adrian Payne as regional director in the Midlands. Payne...

Kent Reliance creates field based underwriter role

Kent Reliance has appointed Steve Wood to the newly created role of field based...

Pair of new hires for Dragonfly

Dragonfly Property Finance has recruited Mitesh Patel as a credit analyst and Linda Johnson...

New staff at Largemortgageloans.com

Largemortgageloans.com has made several new appointments to its management team. Steve Ayers joins as...

Shawbrook appoints new CEO

Steve Pateman has agreed to join Shawbrook Group plc as its new chief executive...

Consumer Panel announces new members

The independent Financial Services Consumer Panel appointed three new panel members. The new members fill the...

Andy Young to retire from TBMC

Andy Young, CEO of buy-to-let mortgage specialist TBMC, is to retire at the end...

New board appointment at the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society has announced the appointment of Andrew Bottomley to the board role...

Mark Graves to join The Right Mortgage & Protection Network

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has revealed that Mark Graves is to join...

New face at Shawbrook

Shawbrook Bank has announced the appointment of Cassie Irving to the role of regional support...

Lisa Martin to join LSL

Lisa Martin, who quit Sesame Bankhall Group yesterday, is to join LSL’s financial services...

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

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...

Just Mortgages launches adverse credit advice team

Just Mortgages has strengthened its support for borrowers with complex and impaired credit with...

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