In this Q4 Specialist Lending Trending, Adrian Moloney, Group Intermediary Director at OSB Group, explores key themes expected to shape the lending landscape over the next three months.
Continue readingOSB Group has expanded its support to female leaders by launching a new course and exciting activities to celebrate National inclusion week. The new Excelling in Team Leadership course is being offered alongside two existing courses for mid-level and senior roles to help female colleagues within the organisation reach their full professional potential.
Award-winning specialist lender, OSB Group, recently celebrated the opening of a new office building in Wolverhampton which will accommodate 364 colleagues and incorporates a host of energy efficiency measures and facilities including a multi-faith room, well-being centre and informal meeting areas.
The award-winning specialist lender & savings bank, OSB Group, is celebrating its volunteering achievements for Volunteers Week 2024.
OSB Group has expanded its support to female leaders by launching a new course and exciting activities to celebrate National inclusion week. The new Excelling in Team Leadership course is being offered alongside two existing courses for mid-level and senior roles to help female colleagues within the organisation reach their full professional potential.
Continue readingAward-winning specialist lender, OSB Group, recently celebrated the opening of a new office building in Wolverhampton which will accommodate 364 colleagues and incorporates a host of energy efficiency measures and facilities including a multi-faith room, well-being centre and informal meeting areas.
Continue readingThe award-winning specialist lender & savings bank, OSB Group, is celebrating its volunteering achievements for Volunteers Week 2024.
Continue readingTo coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week 2024, OSB Group (award-winning specialist lender & savings bank) will be bolstering the support offered to colleagues with the addition of domestic abuse awareness training.
Continue readingSpecialist lender OSB Group has strengthened its sales team via internal promotions. The sales teams at OSB Group have been further boosted with internal promotions that help to harness the expertise and experience that have been built up within the business.
Continue readingOSB Group, the award-winning specialist lender & savings bank, are celebrating their employee engagement networks first year anniversary which coincides with the National Day for Staff Networks on 8th May.
Continue readingIn this Q2 Specialist Lending Trending, Adrian Moloney, Group Intermediary Director at OSB Group, explores key themes expected to shape the lending landscape over the next three months.
Continue readingIn this inaugural Specialist Lending Trending, Adrian Moloney, Group Intermediary Director at OSB Group, explores key themes expected to shape the lending landscape over the next three months.
Continue readingIn a housing landscape marked by uncertainty and change, OSB Group reveals that landlords are taking action and continuing to invest in the future of the Private Rented Sector (PRS) and the tenants they serve.
Continue readingOSB Group, the specialist savings and lending bank has hit the ground running in 2024 by unveiling a new senior sales structure, designed to offer further support to intermediary broker partners across Precise Mortgages, Kent Reliance for Intermediaries and InterBay.
Continue readingOn 2 November 2023 OSB Group issued Q3 trading update for the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 September 2023.
Continue readingOSB Group, the leading specialist lender, has welcomed Jonathan Couch as Head of Communities Impact and ESG Communications Specialist.
Continue readingThe founding members of the Landlord Leaders Community, convened by OSB Group, has today launched its mission statement outlining its aims to drive positive change for a sustainable and thriving private rented sector.
Continue readingAs a leading specialist lender in the UK, OSB Group understands the importance of nurturing a diverse, equal and inclusive environment for colleagues, customers and the communities around them.
Continue readingOSB Group, a specialist lender and savings bank with offices in Wolverhampton, are supporting local charity The Albrighton Trust ahead of the King’s Coronation this weekend.
Continue readingOSB GROUP PLC (OSBG or the Group), the specialist lending and retail savings group, today issues its trading update for the period from 1 January 2023 to date.
Continue readingOSB Group, which includes lending brands Precise Mortgages, Kent Reliance for Intermediaries and InterBay, has announced two senior management promotions to strengthen support to intermediaries, which come into effect from 1 April 2023.
Continue readingOSB Group, the award winning leading specialist lender & savings bank, has announced their new charity partner for the next two years. Following a series of companywide voting, Depaul have been revealed as their charity partner.
Continue readingColleagues at OSB Group, which includes savings brands Kent Reliance and Charter Savings Bank, have welcomed Louise Halliwell as she joins the specialist bank in a new role as Group Savings Director.
Continue readingSally won Underwriter of the Year at the Women's Recognitions Awards for her ability to multi-task, her 'look to lend' approach and for undertaking a training programme with the team, which saw her widen her knowledge and skill base.
Continue readingOSB Group, the award winning leading specialist lender & savings bank, has recruited two new ESG roles to support their social commitment which is to “have a positive human and social impact on the lives of the customers, colleagues and communities we work with and affect”.
Continue readingWe can all agree that 2022 was another tough year and, while the cost of living crisis has impacted everyone, charities in particular have been hit extra hard.
Continue readingThe shape of the UK Private Rented Sector has fundamentally changed, with a shift towards a more tenant-centric approach becoming the norm, according to a new report from OSB Group.
Continue readingOSB GROUP PLC (“OSB”) today announces that it has closed the Canterbury Finance No.5 securitisation.
Continue readingAs one of the leading specialist lenders in the UK, OSB Group’s purpose is “to help our customers, colleagues and communities prosper”, and this has been reflected with the introduction of mental health first aiders across the business.
Continue readingThe commitment the Group announces today recognises that urgently tackling climate change and promoting green finance underpins the future prosperity of the UK.
Continue readingOSB Group has donated £2,000 and colleagues from the Wolverhampton offices have given their time to help local charity The Albrighton Trust create a new garden which commemorate the year of the King’s Coronation and its own 30-year anniversary.
Continue readingFrom 2025, newly rented properties will need an EPC rating of at least a “C” - existing tenancies have until 2028 to achieve the same rating. It may seem a while away, but there are large numbers of landlords already thinking about the effect of this legislation on their portfolios and looking for guidance on what to do next.
Continue readingThe bridging sector has not just grown but evolved significantly over the last decade or so. Lenders’ products have become more flexible and multi-faceted, processes are slicker and interest rates have dropped by around 50% since 2010, thanks to a steep rise in competition, with a wide range of specialist lenders now active in this market.
Continue readingWhat’s your role at OSB Group and what does it entail? - I am the Group Valuation Panel Manager, working within the in-house Real Estate department at OSB Group.
Continue readingYou are still quite new to OSB Group so how are you finding it all? - I knew I was coming into a brand new role that had not previously existed, so I was slightly anxious about how people would react both to me and the role.
Continue readingOnce the Christmas carols have faded away, the mood music in the UK mortgage market is likely to be pretty subdued. Business levels in 2023 will certainly be lower than this year, and as lenders and advisers we must prepare to help borrowers facing a range of financial challenges.
Continue readingESG has been a buzzword on the lips of corporate Britain for some years now. But it is not enough for companies simply to pay lip service to their Environmental, Social and Governance responsibilities.
Continue readingMental health and wellbeing affects us all, everyone will at one stage experience a struggle and as an employer, OSB Group recognise this and we’ve pledged to constantly evolve to support our colleagues with the help they need.
Continue readingOver the last few years, we’ve challenged ourselves to understand more about what needs to be done to support our colleagues going through the menopause.
Continue readingRecently, we caught up with two senior members of our IT team, Dominic Chase-Griffith, Head of End User Technology, and Olubunmi Awe, Change Manager to discuss their career journeys at OSB Group
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