Appointments

Aldermore strengthens invoice finance team

Fozia Riaz has joined Aldermore Invoice Finance’s regional sales team in Yorkshire as a...

Santander UK expands Miguel Sard’s portfolio

Miguel Sard, managing director of Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has also been appointed by...

Trio join Enterprise Finance’s commercial division

Enterprise Finance has announced three appointments to its commercial mortgages division. Rajvi Lodhia, formerly of...

Two key hires for Alternative Bridging Corporation

Alternative Bridging Corporation (ABC) has appointed two new members of staff. Mike Jones has been...

New Rockstead chairman to spearhead European expansion

Rockstead has appointed Steve Haggerty as its new chairman. He will help to drive the...

Connect Group targets new areas with appointments

The Connect Group has launched a new buy-to-let and bridging service aimed exclusively at...

HML appoints CFO

Nick Bedford has joined HML as chief financial officer. Bedford joins after 10 years with...

Barbon appoints CEO

Property insurance broker Barbon Insurance Group has appointed Mike Ramsey as its new chief...

HML hires interim CCO

HML has appointed UKAR’s commercial director, Andy Wiggans, as interim chief commercial officer following...

HSBC appoints commercial head for Midlands

HSBC Commercial Bank has appointed Mark Harris as head of corporate for the Midlands. ...

New head of analytics for HML

Emma Smeaton has joined financial outsourcer HML to head up the development of its...

Crown Mortgage Management appoints CIO

Crown Mortgage Management has announced its appointment of Sue Ross as chief information officer...

Business manager appointed for Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages

Phil Riches has joined Mortgages for Business as business manager – southern region -...

Ian Cornelius to join Skipton

Skipton Building Society has appointed Ian Cornelius to the new board role of commercial...

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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