Webb’s career spans over 30 years in UK mortgages, including as second charge mortgages director at Paragon Bank PLC.

He has also served as chairman of the Finance and Leasing Association’s (FLA) Secured Lenders Group until July 2021.

Ashish Kashyap, chief executive and co-founder of Scroll Finance, said: “We are thrilled to welcome John to the Scroll family.

“John’s experience and market knowledge will be crucial to our efforts to build a modern digital lender for homeowners and landlords.

“As second charge mortgage brokers will know, John has an infectious personality and an unmatched passion for the industry.

“He will be an invaluable addition to Scroll and I look forward to building Scroll with him.”

Webb added: “I am delighted to join Scroll and take up the unique opportunity to help build a lender dedicated to bringing innovative products, delivered with a fresh, systems driven approach to underwriting, to the second charge industry.”