Appointments

New development director to lead Manchester BS’s North West expansion

Manchester Building Society has appointed Deborah Walker as development director, marking a significant step...

MAB bolsters board with two new non-executive directors

Mortgage Advice Bureau has made a series of boardroom changes, with two high-profile non-executive...

The Swansea welcomes nine new appointments

Swansea Building Society has bolstered its branch and head office teams with nine new...

Tandem appoints new chief exec to drive growth and green mission

Tandem Bank has named Neil Chandler as its new chief executive, as the digital...

Norton Home Loans appoints head of lending

Norton Home Loans has promoted Laura Percival to head of lending, as the lender...

Gatehouse Bank cuts rental rates for overseas investors

Gatehouse Bank has announced a cut to rental rates on its two-year fixed term...

Kuflink reappoints Narwal to spearhead renewed focus on bridging

Bridging lender Kuflink has announced the return of Ranjit Narwal as head of origination,...

Reward appointment to drive growth in London and the South East

Alternative lender Reward Funding has strengthened its presence in the South of England with...

Connells Group appoints two NEDs

Connells Group has appointed Andrew Bottomley and Ash Piranie as non-executive directors. The two appointments...

LiveMore appoints Midlands key account manager

LiveMore has appointed James Green as its new key account manager for the Midlands. Green...

Knowledge Bank hires criteria and partnerships manager

Knowledge Bank has announced the appointment of Julie Bourne as criteria and partnerships manager,...

Time Finance expands invoice finance division with senior SE hire

Time Finance has appointed Paul Rice as business development manager within its invoice finance...

Assetz Capital appoints new relationship director for London and South West

Assetz Capital has appointed Callum Ferguson as relationship director to drive growth across London...

Sesame launches dedicated team to drive adviser recruitment push

Sesame Bankhall Group has unveiled a new team dedicated to adviser recruitment as it...

COMMENT

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

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...

Latest news

ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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