The Intermediary – October 2026 - Flipbook - Page 100
On the move. . .
Movera strengthens relationships team
overa has appointed Claire
Saunders-Proudlove as
partner relationships
manager to oversee its
partnerships with broker panel firms.
Saunders-Proudlove brings more
ears of experience in
than 10 years
financial services, including
the mortgage and
ancing markets.
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said: “Movera and
its conveyancing
firms are going
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Equifinance appoints director
of lending operations
quifinance has named Jackie
Burchill as director of lending
operations. Burchill joins
from Birmingham Bank,
where she was head of lending.
Having started her career at GE
Money Home Lending, she moved to
Bluestone Mortgages in 2016 where
she became head of lending.
Burchill said: “I am focused
on supporting the company’s
growth ambitions through the
optimisation of lending processes
and enhancement of the existing
lending platform.
“My objective is to improve speed
to completion while delivering an
outstanding service experience
for brokers.”
Tony Marshall, CEO of
Equifinance, added: “We are
delighted to welcome Jackie to the
Equifinance family. Her experience
and expertise will be crucial to the
continued development
of the whole lending
process. We are
determined to
ensure that
Equifinance
remains at
the forefront
of service
excellence."
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JACKIE BURCHILL
from strength to strength, especially in
the remortgage market, so it felt like a
really great time to join the team.
"It’s a very collective and
collaborative working environment,
and I already feel like my ideas are
being listened to and implement
implemented.”
Sharon Beedham, rela
relationship
director at Mov
Movera, said: “As we
continue to strengt
strengthen our
partner proposition, gro
grow our
broker channels and increase our
remortgage v
volumes, it has never
been a beer time ffor Claire to
come on board.
board.”
Mia House to
lead HTB internal
BDM team
CLAIRE SAUNDERS-PROUDLOVE
Paragon Bank appoints
commercial director of
mortgages
aragon Bank has appointed
Simon Cockerill as
commercial director of
mortgages.
Cockerill will lead the development
of the bank’s buy-to-let (BTL) sales,
distribution and product functions.
He will work with teams across
the business to develop Paragon’s
mortgage range and help brokers find
finance for landlords with different
borrowing requirements.
Cockerill said: “I’ve admired
the strength of the Paragon brand for
many years and have always
been impressed by its commitment to
supporting brokers and landlords.
“Having worked across a range of
roles within the mortgage
industry, I’ve
seen first-hand the
importance
of listening to
kers and
brokers
understanding
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SIMON COCKERILL
MIA HOUSE
H
ampshire Trust Bank
(HTB) has appointed Mia
House as head of internal
business development
managers (BDMs) as it expands its
broker support function.
The team will work alongside
the bank’s regional BDMs, with
a particular focus on brokers
who are less familiar with HTB’s
proposition. It will provide brokers
with a dedicated point of contact
to discuss potential cases and
understand where the bank may be
able to support them.
House said: “What excites me
about this role is the opportunity
to build something and work with
brokers who may be less familiar
with HTB.
“I want us to understand their
businesses and the cases they
are seeing, make those early
conversations genuinely useful and
take things forward from there.”
Alex Upton, managing director,
specialist mortgages and bridging
finance, added: “With more
lenders and increasingly varied
propositions, knowing who to
speak to, where a case fits and
how a lender works can make a
real difference.
“Developing the internal BDM
function gives more brokers a
direct route into HTB, alongside
the relationships already being
supported by our regional team.”
