Appointments

Cathi Harrison joins Personal Finance Society board

Cathi Harrison has been elected to the board of directors at the Personal Finance...

Smart Money appoints BDM

Smart Money has appointed Simon Nicholson to the position of business development manager (BDM)...

Andy Peters to work with APFA

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has announced that Andy Peters will work...

Crystal Mortgages hires BDM

Crystal Mortgages has appointed Lee Heasman as business development manager (BDM) for the South...

New president for Personal Finance Society

David Thomas was named as the new Personal Finance Society president for 2014/15 at...

New member for the ASTL

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has recruited new member Market Financial Solutions....

New face at Hope Capital

Hope Capital has recruited a new business development manager, Danny Power. This is...

Signature Private Finance reveals pair of hires

Short-term property finance provider Signature Private Finance has made two new appointments. Nigel Robbins, who...

Paymentshield adds to senior management team

Towergate Insurance has appointed Lee Mooney to the new role of product, marketing and...

ASTL appoints new executive committee

The Association of Short Term Lenders’ (ASTL) has appointed its new executive committee. Three...

Ageas hires new commercial underwriting head

Ageas Insurance has announced the appointment of Cathy Taylor to the position of head...

Jason Neale joins TMP Sherwins

Affordable housing broker TMP Sherwins has appointed Jason Neale as a sales director. ...

CML welcomes new associate member

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has announced that BlackRock has joined as an...

New lending officer for Shawbrook’s commercial team

Shawbrook Bank has hired Joanna Hatch as a lending officer in its commercial...

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

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...

New breathing space loan for landlords under pressure

Somo has launched a new bridging product supporting landlord clients facing rising costs, regulatory...

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...

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