Appointments

Linear appointed sales director

Matthew Graves has been appointed in the new role of sales director of Linear....

Mutual appoints interim FD

Engage Mutual has appointed Carol Ritchie to the role of interim finance director. She will...

Kevin Paterson to head up Source Insurance

Kevin Paterson will be joining Source Insurance as its managing director in early April....

New hire for Smart Money Loans

Smart Money Loans has announced the appointment of David Orr as its latests sales...

AMI appoints deputy chairman

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) board has elected John Cupis, Sesame Bankhall...

Aventria appoints COO

Property management company Aventria has announced the appointment of Gary Walker as its new...

New hire for Bridgebank

Bridgebank Capital has announced the appointment of Kay Williams as legal case manager. Her role...

Masthaven hires group financial controller

Inge Valkenburg has joined Masthaven as its group financial controller. Valkenburg (pictured) joins the London-based...

Tesco Underwriting appoints chief underwriting officer

Darren McCauley has been appointed as the new chief underwriting officer at Tesco Underwriting...

Board changes at Perspective

Perspective Financial Group has promoted two members of staff to board level and established...

FSA approves Tenet appointment

Tenet has confirmed the appointment of Caroline Bradley as group finance director, following FSA...

New chairman for CML

Nigel Terrington has become chairman of the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). He replaces...

First Complete appoints regional sales director

First Complete has appointed David Bartley as a regional sales director. Bartley will...

Five appoints for HSBC Commercial

HSBC has made five new appointments within its Derbyshire and East Staffordshire commercial team. The...

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

Simplybiz and FIBA launch specialist finance panel

Simplybiz Mortgages and the Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) have collaborated to launch...

Younger PMI policyholders turn to mental health support

New research from Howden Life & Health shows diagnostic tests and scans are the...

Roma Finance launches landlord refurb buy-to-let deal

Roma Finance has launched a refurb buy-to-let product designed to support landlords and property...

The Vernon targets professional borrowers with new mortgage range

Vernon Building Society has launched a new mortgage range aimed at professional borrowers whose...

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