Access Financial Services has launched a specialist finance packaging division to cater for complex cases amid rising demand.

The new division will offer regulated and non-regulated bridging loans, second charge mortgages, semi-commercial and commercial mortgages, as well as development finance.

Access says the move will give its 280 adviser members greater control of the client process, improve communication and reduce external fees.

The network will offer a whole-of-market proposition, working with lenders including Interbay, MT Finance, Pepper Money, Interbridge, West One Loans and Shawbrook.

Access Financial Services mortgage sales and marketing director Nick Jones says: “We have some fantastic brokers writing bridging and commercial loans already.

“But up to this point, we haven’t really done real specialist packaging.

“And second charge has also been a gap in our offering.

“Not anymore.

“This represents the next evolution of Access FS – we’re planting a flag in the specialist finance space.

“The new packaging division gives our mortgage and protection advisers more choice for their customers.

“It will significantly enhance Access FS’s ability to meet the growing demand for specialist finance solutions, enabling the company to support our network of advisers better.”

Access will be launching a series of educational webinars to ensure advisers consider whole-of-market advice.

It says its mortgage revenues grew by 32% between January and the end of September this year.