Appointments

Chairman of Money Advice Service appointed

Andy Briscoe has been appointed chair of the Money Advice Service. A panel comprised...

Vizolution appoints business development director

Vizolution has hired Frank McCarthy as its business development director. McCarthy is tasked with...

New CEO for Hometrack

Hometrack has announced the appointment of Charles Bryant as chief executive officer. Bryant was most...

The Leeds appoints acquisition campaign manager

Leeds Building Society has appointed Yvonne McBrearty as its acquisition campaign manager. McBrearty...

The Teachers appoints finance & ops chief

Angela Evans has joined Teachers Building Society as its finance and operations director. Evans...

Complete FS adds to underwriting capability

Complete FS has recruited Becky Sidwell as a mortgage underwriter. She joins from Mortgages Made...

Bridgebank Capital hires national sales leader

Bridgebank Capital has announced the appointment of Steve Woods as national head of sales...

Pete Thomson joins The Select Partnership

The Select Partnership has appointed Pete Thomson as an adviser. Thomson, the former Mortgages plc...

Teachers Building Society appoints national account manager

The Teachers Building Society has appointed Colin Dorman as its national account manager. He will be...

Bridgebank Capital hires head of compliance

Suzanna Walker has joined Bridgebank Capital's senior management team as head of compliance....

Ageas Protect makes major underwriting hire

John Downes is to join Ageas Protect in October. Downes (pictured) will be responsible...

The Dudley BS makes key sales management appointment

Dudley Building Society has appointed Gordon Rae as its intermediary relationship manager. He has been...

The Hinckley & Rugby expands mortgage processing team

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has recruited four new mortgage services assistants for its...

Bridgebank Capital expands BDM support team

Bridgebank Capital has appointed Cora Nolan to the support team for its business development...

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

Skipton cuts fixed rates and widens home mover range

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across its fixed mortgage range by an average...

Quantum Mortgages promotes Mihramane and Ajaib

Quantum Mortgages has made two internal promotions across its sales and completions teams as...

Complex incomes hindering aspiring Scottish buyers

More than half of Scottish adults with complex incomes who do not own a...

MAB adds three senior hires across marketing, finance and technology

Mortgage Advice Bureau has strengthened its executive team with three senior appointments spanning marketing,...

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