Appointments

Bridgebank Capital appoints marketing head

Bridgebank Capital has announced the appointment of Claire Pender as its new head of...

Ageas Protect hires ops director

Ageas Protect has recruited Peter Thomas as its new operations director. He takes over from...

Dragonfly appoints BDM

Dragonfly Property Finance, has hired Justin Cooper as a business development manager (BDM). Cooper has...

Jeremy Duncombe joins L&G Network

Legal & General Network has announced the appointment of Jeremy Duncombe as director of...

Dragonfly creates buzz with Hornet hire

Dragonfly Property Finance has appointed a new credit manager. Peter Hornet joins the short-term...

NatWest IS makes key service appointment

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has appointed Sarah Taylor to the newly created position of service...

Brightstar makes key introducer-facing appointment

Brightstar Financial has recruited Michelle Westley as its first national account manager. She will provide...

Shawbrook Bank makes commercial lending promotions

Shawbrook Bank has promoted Emma Cox and Paula Purdy to senior relationship managers....

Aldermore appoints agricultural BDM

Aldermore has appointed Rob Brudenell as its business development manager (BDM), with responsibility for...

FundingKnight makes board appointment

Crowdlender FundingKnight has appointed ex co-founding CEO of E*trade UK Julian Costley to its...

Aldermore appoints southern refinance BDM

Aldermore has appointed Sean Thorn as its refinance business development manager, overseeing the south...

UTB makes development finance appointment

United Trust Bank has announced the appointment of Gordon Robinson as a new...

Aldermore hires regional sales director

Aldermore has appointed Peter Flynn as regional sales director of its invoice finance business. Flynn...

Phil Spencer to be ‘brand ambassador’ for Zoopla

TV property show presenter Phil Spencer has been appointed as a brand ambassador for...

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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