Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has promoted a number of internal employees to senior roles. Zac Bawa and Jacob Bawa have been promoted from business executive roles to sales director and operations director respectively. Anne Sykes has moved from adviser relationship manager to strategic adviser manager, while Callum Wilkinson has been promoted to strategic relationship manager. The promotions follow growth at Rosemount over the last 12 months, as revenues jumped by 25%.

Nationwide has reduced rates on existing customers switching to a new deal and new customers remortgaging by up to 0.29%. On its remortgage range, two- and five-year fixes at 60% LTV with a £1,499 fee start from 3.94%. Two-year fixes at 85% LTV start from 4.60%, while five-year fixes at 75% LTV are available from 4.12%, both with a £999 fee. On its switcher products with a £999 fee, two- and five-year fixes at 60% LTV have been cut to 3.94%. Two-year fixes at 85% LTV start from 4.55% and five-year fixes at 75% LTV are available from 4.07%.

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Alexia Evans as its new lending director in is development finance team. She brings over 12 years of real estate finance experience to the role, with a background spanning residential, commercial and hotel lending. Evans joins HTB from Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank, where she led the UK hotel lending strategy, funding investment, development and value-add projects.

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