Appointments

Central & Mercantile Trust grow BDM team

Central and Mercantile Trust have expanded their field sales operations with the appointment of...

HL Partnership bolsters compliance team

Mortgage and protection network, HL Partnership, has announced the appointment of Joanne Osborne to...

Countrywide Surveying Services makes two SMT promotions

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has announced two key promotions to its senior management team. Kharla...

The Mortgage Lender hires head of specialist distribution

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has recruited Chris Kirby as head of specialist distribution and...

Bluestone Mortgages appoints Midlands key account manager

Bluestone Mortgages has announced the appointment of Chris Lamming as key account manager for...

TMA hires four specialist area supervision managers

TMA has announced the appointment of Alison Stidolph, Paul Walton, Roger Holmes and Sara...

Paragon appoints new regional sales manager

Paragon Bank has bolstered its buy-to-let mortgage sales team with the appointment of Roger...

Sirius Property Finance appoints senior associate

Sirius Property Finance has bolstered its investment team with the hiring of Kelly Rule...

FCA announces three senior appointments

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed two new directors of authorisations as it...

Robert Owen joins Black & White Bridging as NED

Black & White Bridging has appointed Robert Owen to its board as non-executive director. Owen...

BestAdvice appoints special projects editor

Simon Read has joined BestAdvice as its special projects editor. Read (pictured) will initially be...

Cirencester Friendly appoints new CEO

Income protection specialist Cirencester Friendly has announced the appointment of Andy Morris as CEO,...

Assurant Intermediary appoints new BDM

Assurant Intermediary has appointed David Carr as business development manager (BDM) covering Wales, Midlands...

Martin Sims joins Rockstead crew

Martin Sims has joined Rockstead, the due diligence and business review provider. Sims has over...

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The 12 Days of Christmas: Staying front of mind when clients go quiet

December has long been a quiet month for mortgage advisers. By mid-November, many client conversations slow or pause entirely, often with the familiar refrain:...

AGENT VIEW: I know I’m not a mathematician but to me 6.5 x is the new 3.5 x

Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be, as they say, and in an era of creeping inflation, job insecurity and the menacing spectre of...

Surveying industry undervalued in race to the bottom

After a 16-month break from the property industry I returned to find a landscape that had shifted more than I expected. The private B2C surveying...

Why the human relationship still defines real estate lending

AI is now a core driver of transformation in financial services and is reshaping the foundations of real estate lending. According to AllAboutAI.com over 85%...

Income protection: the unsung hero of the cost-of-living crisis

Higher mortgage rates, rising energy costs, and continued inflation have put pressure on many household budgets. Advisers spend time helping customers find the right rate,...

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Why UPRNs and data standards are central to the next generation NLIS

In October 2025, through the Fourth Round of the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund (RPF), Government’s...

Zoopla calls for abolition of stamp duty in evidence to MPs

Zoopla has urged MPs to consider abolishing stamp duty to boost housing mobility and...

Halifax eases mortgage access for non-UK nationals

Halifax has introduced changes to its lending criteria designed to make it easier for...

Landbay opens Premier buy-to-let range to individual landlords

Landbay has widened access to its Premier buy-to-let products, allowing individual landlords to apply...

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