Appointments

Mutual appoints interim FD

Engage Mutual has appointed Carol Ritchie to the role of interim finance director. She will...

Kevin Paterson to head up Source Insurance

Kevin Paterson will be joining Source Insurance as its managing director in early April....

New hire for Smart Money Loans

Smart Money Loans has announced the appointment of David Orr as its latests sales...

AMI appoints deputy chairman

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) board has elected John Cupis, Sesame Bankhall...

Aventria appoints COO

Property management company Aventria has announced the appointment of Gary Walker as its new...

New hire for Bridgebank

Bridgebank Capital has announced the appointment of Kay Williams as legal case manager. Her role...

Masthaven hires group financial controller

Inge Valkenburg has joined Masthaven as its group financial controller. Valkenburg (pictured) joins the London-based...

Tesco Underwriting appoints chief underwriting officer

Darren McCauley has been appointed as the new chief underwriting officer at Tesco Underwriting...

Board changes at Perspective

Perspective Financial Group has promoted two members of staff to board level and established...

FSA approves Tenet appointment

Tenet has confirmed the appointment of Caroline Bradley as group finance director, following FSA...

New chairman for CML

Nigel Terrington has become chairman of the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). He replaces...

First Complete appoints regional sales director

First Complete has appointed David Bartley as a regional sales director. Bartley will...

Five appoints for HSBC Commercial

HSBC has made five new appointments within its Derbyshire and East Staffordshire commercial team. The...

Bridgebank Capital grows business development team

Bridgebank Capital has announced the appointment of Trupti Edwards in a new role as...

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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