Appointments

Complete FS inaugurates apprenticeship scheme

Complete FS has revealed the first appointment it has made under its new apprenticeship...

NatWest IS bolsters intermediary team

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is expanding its corporate account team with the appointment of Luke...

Target Group makes key hire

Financial services outsourcing and software provider Target Group has appointed Paul McGarrigle as head...

Promise Solutions appoints BDM

Secured loan master broker Promise Solutions has appointed Steve Wilkes to the role...

New faces at Paymentshield

Paymentshield has recruited six new business development managers (BDMs) following two new deals with...

Meeks joins Vertex board

Vertex Financial Services has appointed Barry Meeks as non-executive director, subject to regulatory approval. ...

Pink hires new East Midlands sales manager

Jane Benjamin is to join Pink as the firm expands its number of regional...

Trio boost Aldermore’s invoice finance team

Aldermore has made several new hires to its invoice finance team covering the East...

Avelo hires iPipeline CEO

Avelo has appointed Andrew Simon as UK executive general product manager. Simon joins from...

Steve Sandiford joins the Dudley

Dudley Building Society has appointed Steve Sandiford as head of lending. His arrival completes...

Richard Hurst joins Vizolution as marketing director

Richard Hurst has joined Bill Safran at Vizolution as its marketing director. He will help...

Bridgebank Capital adds to underwriting team

Bridgebank Capital has announced the latest addition to its underwriting team with the appointment...

Two key hires for Aldermore

Aldermore has announced a new managing director for its asset finance business. Carl D’Ammassa...

Masthaven Secured Loans hires Paul Brett

Paul Brett has joined Masthaven Secured Loans (MSL) as director of sales. Brett will join...

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

Equity release lending rises 11% in 2025 as homeowners tap housing wealth

The equity release market recorded its strongest annual growth in recent years, with total...

Commercial brokers divided on UK economic outlook, survey suggests

Commercial finance brokers remain split on the prospects for the UK economy over the...

Advisers turn to AI as technology research surges in 2025

Advisers are showing unprecedented levels of interest in advice technology, with traffic to independent...

YouConvey speeds completions by up to five weeks

YouConvey has shown it can reduce UK property transaction times by more than a...

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