Flanagan has worked in business development for the last six years.

Previously, she spent five years at Nationwide Building Society and held sales roles recently at Uinsure and Quantum Mortgages.

Mansfield Building Society intermediary sales manager Tom Denman-Molloy says: “Bringing someone in with the calibre of Claire is a testament to Mansfield being seen by more and more brokers as one of the leading smaller building societies offering truly innovative solutions for borrowers.”

“The South of England is an area where we see our products becoming increasingly more popular and so I am sure Claire will help the Society grow its footprint in the area.”