Appointments

SimplyBiz Group makes board appointment

SimplyBiz Group has announced the appointment of Tim Trotter as a non-executive director with...

Capital Bridging Finance hires senior underwriter

Capital Bridging Finance has welcomed Robin Turnbull as a senior underwriter to its underwriting...

Appointment news at Holloway Friendly

Holloway Friendly has announced the appointment of two new staff from Lutine Assurance. The protection...

Aldermore appoints mortgage ops chief

Aldermore has appointed Jason Davies as operational director for its group mortgages division. He...

HML appoints Ireland boss

HML has appointed David Kelly as managing director of its Irish operations. He will...

Shawbrook Commercial Mortgages hires pair of BDMs

Two Shawbrook Bank Business Development Managers (BDMs) have started work in the South...

Prestige expands underwriting team

Prestige Finance has announced the appointment of underwriting personnel to support its planned growth...

Front Events appoints industry veteran as chairman

The events company headed by James Prosser and responsible for the Financial Services Expo...

New chairman for Openwork Group

Christopher Rodrigues has been appointed as chairman of Openwork Group. He replaces Kate Avery...

Shawbrook Bank expands STL desk

Shawbrook Bank has made two additions to its dedicated short term loans (STL) desk. ...

David Tweedy joins Target Group

Industry veteran David Tweedy has joined the executive committee of Target Group in the...

New faces for NatWest IS BDM team

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has made two new appointments to its BDM team. Kelly Worthington and...

New SMT for insurance group

Barbon Insurance Group has appointed a new senior management team. This follows the appointment of...

New operations role at Hope Capital

Bridging finance provider Hope Capital has appointed Hayley Taylor as its operations manager. She joined...

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...

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...

MT Finance cuts commercial rates and unveils 80% LTV HMO deal

MT Finance has reduced rates across its commercial lending range while unveiling a new...

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