Appointments

Jackie Bennett joins e4 Strategic Board

E4 Strategic has appointed Jackie Bennett OBE as a non-executive director. The move comes as...

Paragon welcomes new buy-to-let underwriter

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let underwriting function with the appointment of a mobile...

Cirencester Friendly announces senior leadership changes

Cirencester Friendly has announced a series of leadership changes, including the retirement of its...

UTB appoints new director to strengthen broker engagement

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Caroline Mirakian as proposition and marketing director for...

Key Group appoints new chief financial officer

Key Group has appointed James Perkin as its new chief financial officer, strengthening the...

Aldermore announces new invoice finance appointment

Aldermore has appointed Scott Pendlebury as business development manager for the North within its...

Paragon bolsters SME lending team with two new BDMs

Paragon Bank has expanded its SME lending division with the appointment of two new...

Skipton Business Finance appoints new head of restructuring and recoveries

Skipton Business Finance has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Katrina...

New chief executive of Darlington Building Society unveiled

Darlington Building Society has appointed Alex Windle as its next chief executive, succeeding Andrew...

HLPartnership appoints new chief compliance officer

HLPartnership has appointed Laura Havard as its new chief compliance officer, bolstering the mortgage...

Equity Release Council bolsters board with Barr hire

The Equity Release Council has appointed Caroline Barr as an independent non-executive director as...

Graeme Winser joins e4 Strategic board as NED

Digital property solutions firm e4 Strategic has appointed Graeme Winser as a non-executive director. The...

HTB appoints Paula Priest as Midlands BDM

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has expanded its specialist mortgages team with the appointment of...

Just Mortgages makes key new build and shared ownership hire

Just Mortgages has appointed Alan Finney as divisional sales director for its specialist new...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

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MIMHC makes final call as charity lunch nears capacity

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) has made a final call for industry...

Virgin Money to move eligible product transfers to Nationwide from October

Virgin Money is changing its residential product transfer process, with some customers whose deals...

Skipton cuts fixed rates and widens home mover range

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across its fixed mortgage range by an average...

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