Appointments

Partnership appoints deputy CFO

Partnership has appointed Richard Everett as deputy chief financial officer (CFO). He will be...

Loans Warehouse hires Michael Coogan

Loans Warehouse has announced the appointment of Michael Coogan as a strategic adviser. Coogan...

New BDM for Bridgebank

Bridgebank Capital has appointed Robert Heywood as a business development manager (BDM) for...

Partnership hires compliance chief

Partnership has appointed Joanne Evans as director of compliance. She will be responsible...

Blemain Group appoints BDM

Blemain Group has appointed Paul Mansell as business development manager (BDM) for Scotland and...

Jupp becomes new chair of bridging association

Rob Jupp, CEO of loan distributor Brightstar Financial, is to become chairman of the...

Smart Money Loans in key account hire

Smart Money Loans has appointed Colin Davison to head up its proposition to brokers...

Bridgebank expands business development team

Bridgebank Capital has appointed Karl James to the position of business development manager for...

Skipton Financial Services appoints divisional distribution manager

Skipton Financial Services (SFS) has appointed Gareth Barlow as the company's divisional distribution manager...

Clayton Euro Risk creates new director role

Clayton Euro Risk has announced the appointed of Konstantine (Gus) Pastras to the newly...

Leeds Building Society appoints CIO

Leeds Building Society has appointed Tom Clark as chief information officer and general...

FCA appoints four new supervision directors

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed four directors to lead key areas of...

Equity Release Council appoints COO

The Equity Release Council has appointed Donna Bathgate as its new chief operating officer...

The Source hires a pair of field-based BDMs

Source Insurance Ltd has appointed two new business development managers (BDMs) to its sales...

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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