Appointments

Asset Advantage strengthens broker support with new appointment

Asset Advantage has announced the appointment of William Thompson as trainee broker manager. In his...

Reeves seeks outsider to lead Britain’s banking watchdog

Rachel Reeves is preparing to launch a search for a heavyweight outsider to lead...

LHV Bank makes four senior appointments to bolster lending division

LHV Bank has strengthened its UK lending operation with four senior appointments as it...

Mortgage leaders warn sector risks losing ‘pulling power’ with next generation

The UK mortgage industry must work harder to attract new talent if it is...

Perenna appoints industry veteran Steve Mannakee

Long-term fixed-rate mortgage lender Perenna has strengthened its distribution team with the appointment of...

Shepherds Friendly names new chief executive

Shepherds Friendly has appointed Jonathan Sandell as its next chief executive, succeeding Ann-Marie O’Dea,...

HTB promotes Kiely to head of sales role in specialist and bridging divisions

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has promoted Danny Kiely to the newly created position of...

Vida Bank strengthens board with appointment of former Kensington CFO

Vida Bank has appointed Alexander Filshie, the former chief financial officer at Kensington Mortgages,...

Pluto Finance hires lending director to drive European expansion

Pluto Finance has appointed Max Güntner as lending director for Germany and the Netherlands,...

Glenhawk appoints head of construction to strengthen project oversight

Glenhawk has appointed Grant Gibson to the newly created role of head of construction...

Recognise Bank expands sales team with four new lending managers

Recognise Bank has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of four new lending...

SM Advice assembles powerhouse advisory board

SM Advice has unveiled a heavyweight strategic advisory board to help steer its expansion...

StreamBank bolsters underwriting team with two senior hires

StreamBank has strengthened its underwriting division with the appointment of two senior underwriters in...

Nationwide appoints director of mortgage intermediaries and partnerships

Nationwide has appointed Damian Thompson as its new director of mortgage intermediaries and partnerships...

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Goodbye Piccadilly; farewell Leicester Square!

It is indeed a long way to Tipperary, even longer if you take one of those dodgy rickshaws that proliferate the London’s West End....

Navigating the end of ‘Covid mortgages’: strategic insights for brokers

This year marks a significant turning point in the UK mortgage market as many homeowners reach the end of their covid mortgage, where many...

Why limited company lending is now the real buy-to-let mainstream

It’s funny how quickly the market changes its rhythm. Not long ago, limited company buy-to-let felt like a specialist niche, the preserve of portfolio...

TOM BILL: Lower borrowing costs offer Treasury respite

The length of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s observation window – the period when it takes a snapshot of the economy to inform its...

How social media has transformed financial services

As SM Advice celebrates its first year it’s hard to ignore just how much social media has changed for financial services - and for...

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Brokers back innovation and urge Chancellor to cut stamp duty

Mortgage brokers have thrown their weight behind industry efforts to modernise the homebuying process...

Brokers warn of landlord exodus amid property tax reforms and Renters’ Rights Act

Mortgage brokers have issued a stark warning that the government’s latest interventions in the...

Keystone lowers rates by up to 20 basis points

Keystone Property Finance has reduced rates by up to 20 basis points across almost...

L&G extends flexibility on increasing cover to existing policyholders

Legal & General has announced that customers with existing increasing cover protection policies will...