Appointments

Shawbrook hires STL manager

Shawbrook Bank’s commercial mortgages division has recruited Andy Thurston to the position of short...

Nemo MD steps down

Phil Jones, managing director of Nemo Personal Finance, has stepped down after nine years. The...

Dragonfly appoints COO

Dragonfly Property Finance has recruited Marc Harris as its new chief operating officer (COO)....

Jim Baker joins Masthaven Bridging

Masthaven Bridging has appointed Jim Baker as its business development manager (BDM) for the...

Zena Campbell joins Spring Finance

Hertfordshire-based second charge specialist Spring Finance has appointed Zena Campbell as its head of...

Shawbrook makes network head appointment

Claire Rankin has joined Shawbrook Bank’s secured lending division as head of networks. Her...

Target makes key sales hire

Target Group has announced the appointment of Steve Khan as its loan servicing sales...

Two new roles at Magellan

Magellan Homeloans says it is strengthening the support it provides to intermediaries with the...

Vizolution appoints sales director

Vizolution has appointed Peter Nicol as sales director. He has over 20 years’ experience...

Key financial promotion at Engage Mutual

Engage Mutual has appointed Maria Leighton to the position of finance director. Leighton, who joined...

The Leeds strengthens intermediary mortgage team

Leeds Building Society has strengthened its intermediary mortgage team with the appointment of a...

Jim Moulton joins Shawbrook Bank

Shawbrook Bank’s Commercial Mortgages division has appointed Jim Moulton to the new position...

Aldermore appoints chairman

Aldermore has announced the appointment of Glyn Jones as its new chairman. During his executive...

New hire for Capital Advances

Former Essex-based packager Les Daley has joined Capital Advances. He has been tasking with officially...

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...

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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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