Appointments

Omni Protect appoints Dave Butler to development role

Omni Protect has appointed Dave Butler as head of protection development in a newly...

Finova appoints three directors for Manchester technology hub

Finova has appointed three senior technology directors to its Manchester hub as the software...

Afin Bank promotes Rob Lankey to chief commercial officer

Afin Bank has promoted Rob Lankey to chief commercial officer, with responsibility for the...

CHL Mortgages appoints London and South East BDM

CHL Mortgages has appointed Jenna Macey as business development manager for London and the...

OneDome strengthens compliance leadership as group scales

OneDome has appointed Joanna Purdy as group head of compliance and promoted Rebecca Curtis...

Echo Finance appoints Jim Wortley as adviser development manager

Echo Finance has appointed Jim Wortley as adviser development manager as the Mirfield-based mortgage...

Afin Bank appoints Beth Jeffs to lead product strategy

Afin Bank has appointed Beth Jeffs as head of product and proposition, with responsibility...

OMS appoints Simon Tippett as head of delivery

One Mortgage System (OMS) has appointed Simon Tippett as head of delivery as the...

Offa expands home finance team as Islamic lender builds on product growth

Offa has strengthened its home finance division with four new hires as it looks...

OSB Group promotes Hollands to lead intermediary sales and distribution

OSB Group has promoted Emily Hollands to group head of intermediary sales and distribution...

Landbay appoints buy-to-let BDM for Kent and South Coast

Landbay has appointed Richard McRoberts as business development manager for Kent and the South...

Access Financial Services brings marketing function in-house to boost broker support

Access Financial Services has recruited three marketing specialists as it looks to strengthen adviser...

The Exeter appoints Gary Warman as CFO

Health and life insurer The Exeter has appointed Gary Warman as Chief Financial Officer...

The Dudley names Helen Smith as chief growth officer

Dudley Building Society has appointed Helen Smith as chief growth officer as it looks...

COMMENT

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

Buy-to-let: reality versus a much-peddled narrative

Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up as an investment proposition. The headlines are often dramatic, the...

A week of progress and reassurance

The past week has brought further reassurance for borrowers. With the Bank of England holding the base rate as expected and inflation remaining steady...

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

Latest news

Hodge broadens property lending criteria across residential ranges

Hodge Bank has expanded its property lending criteria, widening access to mortgage finance for...

GCC searches for UK homes rise 16%

Searches for UK residential property from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) investors increased by 16%...

Mortgage market still failing to understand freelancers

The mortgage market has yet to fully adapt to the growth of freelance and...

Hidden costs top Gen Z homebuying fears as millennials focus on repair bills

First-time buyers’ concerns are shifting significantly by age, with younger buyers focused on upfront...

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