Appointments

Shawbrook promotes pair

Shawbrook Bank has announced the promotions within its Commercial Mortgages division of Terry...

The Skipton grows BDM team

Skipton Building Society is expanding its number of business development managers (BDMs). The...

Non-exec director appointed by the Teachers

Andrew Lee has joined the bard of directors at Teachers Building Society as non-executive...

Purdy to join Shawbrook’s secured lending arm

Shawbrook Bank's senior relationship manager Paula Purdy will be changing roles within the...

Target Group hires risk and compliance director

Target Group has announced the appointment of Terry Baxter as the firm’s risk and...

Complete FS welcomes new staff member

Complete FS, the South Coast based intermediary dedicated packager distributor, has announced the arrival...

The Charlbury Group boosts arrears team

Oxford based IT arrears specialist The Charlbury Group has further expanded their team...

Three join BDM team at NatWest

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has appointed Paul Norgate, Emma Littleford and Paul Woodward to its...

Shawbrook promotes from within for top lending position

Shawbrook Bank has announced the promotion of Stuart Kelly to director of lending...

Vizolution appoints non-exec chairman

Vizolution has announced the appointment of Scanes Bentley as non-executive chairman. Bentley (pictured) has over 30 years experience in the...

Masthaven Bridging enters corporate market with new hire

Masthaven Bridging has appointed Jan Gallagher as national corporate sales manager. Gallagher joined Masthaven at...

New CML Scotland chair appointed

Linda Docherty, senior relationship partner for Clydesdale Bank, has been appointed new chair of...

Marketing appointment for secured lender

Jerrold Holdings, the group that offers loans through brands including Blemain Finance, Lancashire Mortgage...

Quartet joins Aldermore

Aldermore has made four further appointments to its senior asset finance team. Sean Jones...

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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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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