Appointments

Affirmative expands its operation

Short-term finance provider Affirmative Finance has appointed Gareth Broome to its sales team. Broome,...

Bibby bolsters Scottish operation

Bibby Financial Services has strengthened its Inverness, Stirlingshire and Perthshire team with the appointment of...

New BDM for 1st Stop Group

1st Stop Group has appointed a new business development manager, Laura Walters.  She joined 1st Stop...

Damien Druce joins Crystal Mortgages

Crystal Mortgages has appointed Damien Druce as head of distribution and development to grow...

United Trust Bank hires head of sales

United Trust Bank has appointed Keith Sangwin as head of sales for its asset...

New chairs for FCA’s Practitioner Panels

Three new Chairs for the Financial Conduct Authority’s independent Practitioner Panels have been appointed. The...

NatWest’s Bullard seconded to new role

On Monday 9 February Mark Bullard, head of sales at NatWest Intermediary Solutions, will...

New appointment to PFS board

The Personal Finance Society has announced the appointment of Gary Shaughnessy to its board. He...

Pancredit hires sales manager

Pancredit has appointed Sarah Jackson as sales manager for London and the South. Jackson has...

Mayfair Bridging hires new BDM

Mayfair Bridging has recruited Sunny Panwar into the role of business development manager. Panwar...

The Leeds appoints senior management trio

The Leeds Building Society has appointed three new senior managers, promoting them from within...

Brightstar appoints BDM

Brightstar has appointed Nathan Ellis-Calcott to its external sales team. He will be tasked with...

Pair appointed to Consumer Panel

Mark Chidley and Kitty Ussher have started their three-year terms as new members of...

New role for Neil Molyneux at Masthaven Finance

Neil Molyneux has been appointed to the newly created role of head of sales...

COMMENT

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...

What could shape buy-to-let in 2026 and the impact for advisers

As we move slowly into 2026, the buy-to-let market feels more settled than it has for some time. That does not mean it is...

Latest news

Together strengthens Midlands team with senior hire

Together has strengthened its Midlands presence with the appointment of a new corporate sales...

One in three employers still without PMI despite rising demand

Almost one in three UK employers still don’t offer private medical insurance (PMI) to...

Affordable areas drive house price growth

Lower-priced areas delivered the strongest house price growth in 2025 as affordability, connectivity and...

FCA launches forward-looking review into ‘advanced’ AI impact on retail markets

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a new review into the implications of...

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