Appointments

Andrew Freeley joins HML subsidiary

HML has appointed Andrew Freeley as managing director of Specialist Mortgages Services (SMS), an...

New head of sales for Shawbrook

Shawbrook Bank has promoted Emma Cox to the position of head of sales...

The Leeds welcomes old face back to intermediary team

Parveen Kumari has re-joined Leeds Building Society’s intermediary mortgage team as corporate account manager. The...

New president for ARLA

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA) has announced the appointment of Valerie Bannister...

NAEA appoints new president

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has announced the appointment of Simon Gerrard...

Hope Capital hires HR specialist

Hope Capital has appointed its second new member of support staff in the past...

New faces for Blacks Solicitors

Leeds-based law firm Blacks Solicitors LLP has made a number of new appointments following...

SCF expands commercial and bridging team

Specialist Commercial Finance (SCF) has announced the appointment of Wes Friedel to its commercial...

New ops manager for SFS

Specialist Financial Services (SFS) has announced the appointment of Darren Grace as its new...

New Aldermore roles for Lankey and Haresnape

Aldermore has made two changes to its senior leadership team in its mortgages division. Commercial...

Clive Willson joins Brightstar Financial

Brightstar Financial has announced the appointment of Clive Willson as director of sales. Willson (pictured)...

Shawbrook appoints BDE for the South East

Shawbrook Bank’s commercial mortgages division has recruited Scott Apps as its new business development...

Important hire for Key Retirement Solutions

Billy Burrows has joined Key Retirement Solutions as associate director. Burrows will be the...

Arch promoted at the Saffron

Anita Arch has been promoted to the role of senior business development manager for...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Latest news

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost?...

MIMHC makes final call as charity lunch nears capacity

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) has made a final call for industry...

Virgin Money to move eligible product transfers to Nationwide from October

Virgin Money is changing its residential product transfer process, with some customers whose deals...

Skipton cuts fixed rates and widens home mover range

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across its fixed mortgage range by an average...

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