Appointments

Brian Baker joins Hope Capital

Hope Capital has appointed Brian Baker to the newly created position of head of...

Shawbrook makes commercial mortgage appointment

Matthew Woods has been appointed as junior sales executive in Shawbrook Bank’s commercial mortgage...

Shawbrook hires STL manager

Shawbrook Bank’s commercial mortgages division has recruited Andy Thurston to the position of short...

Nemo MD steps down

Phil Jones, managing director of Nemo Personal Finance, has stepped down after nine years. The...

Dragonfly appoints COO

Dragonfly Property Finance has recruited Marc Harris as its new chief operating officer (COO)....

Jim Baker joins Masthaven Bridging

Masthaven Bridging has appointed Jim Baker as its business development manager (BDM) for the...

Zena Campbell joins Spring Finance

Hertfordshire-based second charge specialist Spring Finance has appointed Zena Campbell as its head of...

Shawbrook makes network head appointment

Claire Rankin has joined Shawbrook Bank’s secured lending division as head of networks. Her...

Target makes key sales hire

Target Group has announced the appointment of Steve Khan as its loan servicing sales...

Two new roles at Magellan

Magellan Homeloans says it is strengthening the support it provides to intermediaries with the...

Vizolution appoints sales director

Vizolution has appointed Peter Nicol as sales director. He has over 20 years’ experience...

Key financial promotion at Engage Mutual

Engage Mutual has appointed Maria Leighton to the position of finance director. Leighton, who joined...

The Leeds strengthens intermediary mortgage team

Leeds Building Society has strengthened its intermediary mortgage team with the appointment of a...

Jim Moulton joins Shawbrook Bank

Shawbrook Bank’s Commercial Mortgages division has appointed Jim Moulton to the new position...

COMMENT

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...

If pets are protected, why not families?

I’ve heard many advisers say that protection insurance has ‘gone to the dogs’, but it appears that this viewpoint is literal as opposed to...

Latest news

LMS adds Bath BS to its lender network

LMS has added Bath Building Society to its lender network, with the mutual joining...

MQube cuts Origo onboarding from weeks to days with AI

MQube has accelerated the onboarding of its Origo mortgage origination platform after launching a...

Ground rents to be capped at £250 for leaseholders

Ground rents for leaseholders in England and Wales are set to be capped at...

Gen H opens 95% LTV mortgages to non-PAYE borrowers

Gen H has expanded its lending criteria to allow non-PAYE applicants to access mortgages...

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