Charnley joins having spent 28 years working in commercial lending across various asset classes.

Most recently, he worked at Together, which offers short-term finance, auction finance, personal, commercial and buy-to-let mortgages, development funding and secured loans.

In his new role, Charnley will focus on Assetz Capital’s lending side of the business overseeing a team of 130 people.

He will report directly to Assetz Group chief executive officer Stuart Law.

Commenting on Charnley’s appointment, Law says: “Continuing to attract talented industry experts like Andrew to Assetz Capital is a sign of our success over the last 20 years and a show of faith in our future.”

“Andrew will play a huge role in taking Assetz Capital to the next level of growth as we look to continue delivering credible returns to our retail and institutional investors, and set our sights on growing our influence in the wider housing market.”