Appointments

New face at Complete FS

Complete FS has appointed Rachael Kearn to its enquiries help desk. The national intermediary packager...

KRS appoints group marketing chief

Key Retirement Solutions has announced the appointment of Tony Kane as group marketing director. He...

UTB hires solicitor to boost bridging team

United Trust Bank has recruited banking lawyer William Gould into its bridging division....

Board hire at the Mansfield

Ian Rowling, the ex-chief executive of the Nottingham Building Society, has been appointed by...

Lloyds Banking Group announces new chairman

Lloyds Banking Group has announced that Lord Blackwell will succeed Sir Winfried Bischoff as...

Santander establishes new mortgages division

Santander has announced the appointment of Miguel Sard as managing director of its newly...

KRS appoints finance chief

Key Retirement Solutions has appointed Simon Thompson as group finance director. His appointment follows the...

New sales managers at NatWest

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has appointed two new area sales managers (ASMs). Helen Rudd and...

Tim Rooney joins Genworth

Genworth has announced the appointment of Tim Rooney as its new country manager for...

Funding Circle makes key property finance hire

Funding Circle has signalled its intent to move into the property finance space, with...

New face at Bridgebank Capital

Bridgebank Capital has appointed Alan Padget to its business development team. As a business development...

Capital Bridging Finance appoints specialist lending head

Tom Thomas has joined Capital Bridging Finance as head of specialist lending. Thomas, who...

New non-execs for United Trust Bank

Tracy Blackwell and Stephen Lockley have joined the board of United Trust Bank as...

New boss at Vertex

Vertex Financial Services has promoted Chris Thompson to the role of CEO. Thompson (pictured) joined...

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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