Appointments

Rockstead hires ops manager

International financial services risk advisers and due diligence firm Rockstead has appointed Jane Bebb...

RBS appoints Hester’s replacement

Ross McEwan has been appointed as a director and group chief executive of The...

Chairman of Money Advice Service appointed

Andy Briscoe has been appointed chair of the Money Advice Service. A panel comprised...

Vizolution appoints business development director

Vizolution has hired Frank McCarthy as its business development director. McCarthy is tasked with...

New CEO for Hometrack

Hometrack has announced the appointment of Charles Bryant as chief executive officer. Bryant was most...

The Leeds appoints acquisition campaign manager

Leeds Building Society has appointed Yvonne McBrearty as its acquisition campaign manager. McBrearty...

The Teachers appoints finance & ops chief

Angela Evans has joined Teachers Building Society as its finance and operations director. Evans...

Complete FS adds to underwriting capability

Complete FS has recruited Becky Sidwell as a mortgage underwriter. She joins from Mortgages Made...

Bridgebank Capital hires national sales leader

Bridgebank Capital has announced the appointment of Steve Woods as national head of sales...

Pete Thomson joins The Select Partnership

The Select Partnership has appointed Pete Thomson as an adviser. Thomson, the former Mortgages plc...

Teachers Building Society appoints national account manager

The Teachers Building Society has appointed Colin Dorman as its national account manager. He will be...

Bridgebank Capital hires head of compliance

Suzanna Walker has joined Bridgebank Capital's senior management team as head of compliance....

Ageas Protect makes major underwriting hire

John Downes is to join Ageas Protect in October. Downes (pictured) will be responsible...

The Dudley BS makes key sales management appointment

Dudley Building Society has appointed Gordon Rae as its intermediary relationship manager. He has been...

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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