Appointments

Aldermore fills commercial mortgage role

Aldermore has promoted Tracy Aldred to the position of property development manager. She will work...

The Leeds makes board level appointment

Leeds Building Society has appointed Karen Wint as operations director and will join the...

Crown appoints commercial property surveyor

Crown Mortgage Management has announced its appointment of John Hadcroft as commercial property surveyor....

CDS Group appoints BDM

CDS Group has appointed Ivan Grisedale as business development manager (BDM) for London and...

Canada Life rejigs sales and marketing function

Canada Life has announced the appointment of Jon Ford as sales director from 1...

Blacks Connect recruits BDM

Emma Mason has joined conveyancing provider Blacks Connect as business development manager (BDM). Mason (pictured)...

SBG appoints non-executive director

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has appointed Diana Miller as an independent non-executive director. She...

Surprise appointment as next BoE governor

Mark Carney has been appointed as the next governor of the Bank of England. He...

Targets appoints compliance chief

Sue Colquhoun has been appointed risk and compliance director at Target Group. She has also...

PruProtect appoints underwriting director

Darren Lee is joining PruProtect as director of underwriting and claims. He joins the protection...

Aldermore Commercial appoints BDM

Aldermore Commercial Mortgages has appointed Paul Ragbourne to the position of business development manager...

OFT appoints executive director

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced the appointment of Sonya Branch as...

Aldermore appoints regional sales manager for the East

Aldermore has announced that Andy Geagen has been appointed to the role of regional...

Castle Trust appoints customer service head

Castle Trust has appointed Guy Davis to the position of head of customer service. ...

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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