Appointments

New associate member for the ASTL

Law firm Moore Blatch has joined the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) as...

FHL hires new account manager

Foundation Home Loans has appointed Colin Dorman as regional account manager for the South...

Colin Franklin joins Hinckley & Rugby board 

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has announced the appointment of Colin Franklin as a new...

Paratus AMC appoints non-executive chairman

Paratus AMC has announced the appointment of John van Kuffeler as non-executive chairman. Van Kuffeler was...

Metro Bank appoints large loan specialist

Metro Bank has appointed Jo Hollins as senior relationship manager for large loans. The new...

Ultimate Finance adds four to Glasgow office

Five months after announcing its move into Scotland, Ultimate Finance has recruited four asset-based lenders...

New BDMs at NatWest Intermediary Solutions

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has hired Julianna Maxwell as the new field-based business development manager (BDM)...

Barclays CEO fired

Antony Jenkins has been sacked as chief executive of Barclays following apparent disagreement with...

The FCA hires retail supervision chief

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced the appointment of Jonathan Davidson as its new director...

Meridian becomes AR of MAB’s NewHomes Network

Meridian Mortgages has joined Mortgage Advice Bureau’s NewHomes Network as an appointed representative and...

SortRefer expands BDM team

SortRefer, the online broker referral portal, has appointed Tina Panayi as its newest business...

New chairman for Shawbrook

Iain Cornish has been appointed as chairman of Shawbrook Group. Sir George Mathewson has stepped...

Shakeup at Countrywide as Stockton joins Bellpenny

Countrywide plc has made a number of key appointments to its executive team. It also...

The Ipswich appoints non-executive director

Ipswich Building Society has appointed Peter Elcock to the role of non-executive director. The mutual...

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...

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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...

NatWest launches 6 x income and broker WhatsApp support

NatWest is giving buyers and remortgagers a major lift increasing loan-to-income (LTI) limits for...

Primis brokers in Wales and South confident for 2026

Almost eight out of 10 Primis brokers in Wales and the South expect to...

Remortgaging set to rebound, says IMLA

Remortgaging is set to regain ground as the main refinancing route over the next...

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