Appointments

James Miller & Associates renews Stonebridge partnership

The Cornwall-based mortgage and protection firm James Miller & Associates has extended its partnership...

Target Group appoints former Equiniti chief Paul Lynam to board

Target Group has appointed financial services veteran Paul Lynam as a non-executive director. Lynam (pictured)...

Broadstone appoints senior banking pair as advisory demand rises

Broadstone Lending Advisory Services has appointed two senior business development managers as lenders and...

Beverley BS appoints Pattinson as non-executive director

Beverley Building Society has appointed Jonathan Pattinson as a non-executive director as the mutual...

Finova appoints Tredwell to lead data strategy

Finova has appointed Tom Tredwell as Director of Data as the mortgage technology provider...

Untangled appoints Mark Harrison as chief commercial officer

Legal finance lender Untangled has appointed Mark Harrison as chief commercial officer, with responsibility...

L&G appoints Kerrigan to drive Ignite broker rollout

Legal & General has appointed Craig Kerrigan as broker relationship manager for its Ignite...

United Trust Bank creates expanded role for buy-to-let and bridging

United Trust Bank has promoted Gene Clohessy to director of buy-to-let and bridging, giving...

Family BS appoints Kirsty Dancer as Midlands BDM

Family Building Society has appointed Kirsty Dancer as business development manager for the East...

West One expands mortgage sales team with four appointments

West One has appointed four members to its mortgage division sales team as the...

Lenvi increases standby servicing team as loan book reaches £48bn

Lenvi has expanded its specialist standby servicing team by 50% this year after a...

Royal London appoints Gelling as risk chief

Royal London has appointed Louise Gelling as group chief risk officer, subject to regulatory...

Fairfax steps down as Catalyst CEO

Catalyst Property Finance founder Chris Fairfax is stepping down as chief executive following the...

Stonebridge appoints former adviser to expand recruitment service

Stonebridge has appointed Hannah Tee to help expand its adviser recruitment service for network...

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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