Appointments

Aldermore makes invoice finance sales hire

Aldermore has appointed Paul Bowden as regional sales manager in its invoice finance team. He...

Aldermore fills commercial mortgage role

Aldermore has promoted Tracy Aldred to the position of property development manager. She will work...

The Leeds makes board level appointment

Leeds Building Society has appointed Karen Wint as operations director and will join the...

Crown appoints commercial property surveyor

Crown Mortgage Management has announced its appointment of John Hadcroft as commercial property surveyor....

CDS Group appoints BDM

CDS Group has appointed Ivan Grisedale as business development manager (BDM) for London and...

Canada Life rejigs sales and marketing function

Canada Life has announced the appointment of Jon Ford as sales director from 1...

Blacks Connect recruits BDM

Emma Mason has joined conveyancing provider Blacks Connect as business development manager (BDM). Mason (pictured)...

SBG appoints non-executive director

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has appointed Diana Miller as an independent non-executive director. She...

Surprise appointment as next BoE governor

Mark Carney has been appointed as the next governor of the Bank of England. He...

Targets appoints compliance chief

Sue Colquhoun has been appointed risk and compliance director at Target Group. She has also...

PruProtect appoints underwriting director

Darren Lee is joining PruProtect as director of underwriting and claims. He joins the protection...

Aldermore Commercial appoints BDM

Aldermore Commercial Mortgages has appointed Paul Ragbourne to the position of business development manager...

OFT appoints executive director

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced the appointment of Sonya Branch as...

Aldermore appoints regional sales manager for the East

Aldermore has announced that Andy Geagen has been appointed to the role of regional...

COMMENT

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...

2026 will see the normalisation of AI across the mortgage industry

As we look ahead to 2026, there is one word that sits at the heart of how I feel about the mortgage industry: opportunity....

Starting well is easy… staying well is the work

January often arrives with good intentions. Fresh starts. New habits. A quiet promise to ourselves that this year will be different. And for many people,...

Latest news

The Vernon targets professional borrowers with new mortgage range

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

Royal London launches IHT hub

Royal London has launched an Inheritance Tax (IHT) hub to support advisers through client...

Kensington promotes Burwood to national accounts role

Kensington Mortgages has promoted James Burwood to the role of national account manager. Burwood (pictured)...

Market Harborough takes specialist lending offer into Scotland

Market Harborough Building Society has expanded its lending footprint to include properties in Scotland,...

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