The new starters at will be working in bridging finance, buy-to-let (BTL), second charge and later life lending.

The lender said it is still looking to recruit more specialist mortgage advisers and sales consultants in 2021 and 2022.

Alex Hamilton, head of specialist finance at Blueberry Specialist Lending, said: “We have focused recruitment based on talent already in the financial services industry.

“All new starters have passed a multi stage interview process and we have only selected the very best.

“I am very excited about 2022 and look forward to these quality recruits adding value to our proposition for our brokers and their clients.”