Appointments

Canada Life International hires risk head

Canada Life International has announced the appointment of Jonathan Hall as head of...

Kensington boosts intermediary team

Specialist lender Kensington is expanding its broker sales team, following its pledge to invest...

Aldermore appoints pair of non-execs

Aldermore has appointed two non-executive directors to its board. John Hitchins is a...

New BDM for the Mansfield

The Mansfield Building Society has appointed Stuart Bryce as business development manager (BDM). Bryce...

Board appointment for Lloyds Banking Group

Lloyds Banking Group plc has announced the appointment of Simon Henry as an independent...

MSL strengthens underwriting team

Masthaven Secured Loans (MSL) has appointed Krystle Clark to its underwriting department. Clark has 12...

The Saffron hires lending manager

Saffron Building Society has appointed Richard Clare as lending manager. He has responsibility for assessing...

Pepper UK appoints CFO

Pepper UK, the mortgage servicer formerly known as Oakwood Global Finance, has appointed Warren...

xit2’s Blackwell joins eTech

Mark Blackwell is to become the new director of lending and surveying services at...

The Cambridge appoints head of risk

The Cambridge Building Society has appointed Victoria Stubbs as head of risk. Stubbs...

United Trust Bank makes sales appointment

United Trust Bank has appointed Nick Warren as a business development manager in...

Borro strengthens BDM team

Borro, the personal asset lender, has boosted its intermediary development team with the addition...

Vertex in key business development hire

Vertex Financial Services has appointed Steve Stone as business development director as it looks...

Countrywide announces new chief executive

Alison Platt has been appointed as group chief executive of Countrywide plc, effective from...

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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