Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Nick Clayton as lending director within its development finance division as the bank continues to expand its London and South East origination team.
Clayton joins from Close Brothers Property Finance, where he spent more than a decade across a range of roles spanning origination, portfolio management and relationship management.
Most recently, he was business development manager, having previously held positions including lending manager and senior portfolio manager.
At HTB, Clayton will work as part of the London and South East team led by head of originations Rob Syrett.
Clayton will work closely with brokers and SME developers across residential and mixed-use development schemes.
HTB lending director Nick Clayton says: “HTB has a strong reputation in the market for being straightforward to deal with and for understanding how development projects work in practice. That was a major attraction for me.”
“Developers are operating in a more challenging environment than they were a few years ago, whether that’s planning delays, build costs or managing delivery timelines.”
“In that market, developers and brokers value lenders who are accessible, consistent and able to keep deals moving. I’m looking forward to working with brokers and developers across the region and being part of the team’s continued growth.”
