Together has appointed Lewis Wheeler and Michael Kesley to its intermediary team. Wheeler joins with nearly 15 years’ experience in the mortgage industry, with 12 of those within the specialist sector and a total of 18 years in financial services. He joins from Pepper Money, where he served as a business development manager (BDM) for seven years, and held roles including lending services officer, telephone BDM and senior BDM during five years at Saffron Building Society. In his new role, Wheeler will be the face and voice for Together for its intermediary partners. Kelsey joins Together as a concierge telephone account manager.
JammJar has revealed new details of its Winter26 platform update. The latest update represents the most significant evolution of the platform to date, bringing together sourcing, case management, documentation, compliance and communication into a single connected workflow, with AI supporting advisers throughout the life of a case. As a result, advisers can now source mortgages within JammJar, with sourcing parameters automatically populated with existing case data and recommendations mapped directly back into the client record, removing the need to rekey information. The update also strengthens the link between mortgage advice, protection and general insurance. The updates will officially be unveiled during a live online event on 11 February.
SimplyBiz Mortgages has launched its 2026 event programme to members, featuring more than 100 in-person and digital events. The events will cover areas including buy-to-let (BTL), specialist lending and later life, with dives into business development and emerging technologies. The programme sees a number of new formats for 2026, including ‘Mortgage Masters’, a face-to-face overview of the lending market, and ‘BTL Masters’, both examining the challenges, opportunities and solutions across each area. While the majority of the events are exclusively available to SimplyBiz Mortgages’ member firms, its larger showcase and conferences are available to advisers across the entire market.
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