Appointments

Pepper appoints BDM for North of England & Scotland

Pepper Money has promoted Anthony Fisher from the role of regional broker account manager...

MPowered Mortgages appoints new head of intermediary distribution

MPowered Mortgages has announced that Paul Kane will become its new head of intermediary distribution. In...

Alternative Bridging makes marketing appointment

Alternative Bridging Corporation has added its marketing team with the recruitment of Tanvi Shah...

Tuscan Capital appoints underwriter

Tuscan Capital has announced that Jade Lidiard has joined as an underwriter. Lidiard (pictured)...

Roger Morris joins Tandem Bank

Roger Morris is to become director of sales and distribution for the mortgage division...

Time Finance appoints invoice finance BDM

Time Finance has announced the appointment of Jake Smedley as business development manager (BDM)...

Stuart Wilson becomes chairman of Air Club

Following nearly 15 years as CEO of later life lending platform, Air, Stuart Wilson...

UTB appoints head of block & wholesale funding

United Trust Bank (UTB) has announced the appointment of Julian Mellors as head of block...

Tandem Bank appoints new finance and risk chiefs

Tandem Bank has added to its executive team with the appointment of two new...

David Finlay joins LiveMore Capital

David Finlay has joined LiveMore Capital as an executive consultant and member of the...

UTB makes Midlands property development appointments

United Trust Bank (UTB) has made two new appointments to its property development originations team...

SmartSearch appoints VP of professional services sales

SmartSearch, the anti-money laundering (AML) firm, has promoted Tom Dockerty to the position of...

Craig McKinlay to retire from Kensington

Kensington Mortgages has announced the retirement of Craig McKinlay, its current head of new...

HTB appoints development finance lending director

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Barney Iles as lending director within its development...

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The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill should be a wake-up call for advisers and landlords

The Renters’ Rights Bill is shaping up to be one of the most significant legislative changes to the private rented sector (PRS) in decades. Expected...

Living in a box. Am I living in a cardboard box?

More young people are living with their parents than ever before. The bank of Mum and Dad has evolved into the hotel of Mum and...

Accountants, brokers and the clash of expectations

There’s an old accountant’s joke about financial advisers: the difference between us is that advisers want to look richer than their clients, while accountants...

Rachel Geddes: Redefining what’s possible for brokers and borrowers

When Rachel Geddes picked up the phone after a job interview to ask her mum what a mortgage was, she didn’t realise she was...

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FCA reports rise in overall mortgage lending

Mortgage lending edged up in the second quarter of 2025 despite a sharp fall...

TAB secures £500m funding facility to fuel mortgage and bridging expansion

TAB has secured a £500m funding facility from funds managed by global investment manager...

Shepherds Friendly partners with Alula Technologies to improve underwriting

Shepherds Friendly has partnered with insurance and healthcare technology specialist Alula Technologies to introduce...

United Trust Bank removes cap on landlord portfolios in BTL shake-up

United Trust Bank (UTB) has announced significant changes to its buy-to-let mortgage criteria, lifting...