Nathan Wilson joins as senior underwriter, tasked with building relationships with key partners, helping the division grow business and developing new products.

Nathan spent 10 years at UTB and was the first winner of the Benson Hersch Memorial Bursary from the Bridging and Development Lenders Association. 

Olivia Colmer-Lynch joins the bridging team from specialist mortgages at HTB, where she previously worked for over four years. She has taken on the role of senior lending manager, where she will oversee the processing team and lead communication between sales and underwriting.

Ella Hosier joins as a lending manager with more than eight years’ experience in the mortgage and bridging finance sector, most recently as case manager at MT Finance.

Finally, Barry Ireland has been appointed business development manager covering the South East and Midlands.He joins from Castle Trust where he was a regional account manager.

HTB director of bridging Jamie Jolly says: “A very warm welcome to Nathan, Olivia, Ella and Barry – a huge amount of talent, quality and experience joining the bridging team here at HTB.

“We constantly strive to be better and have strong lines of communication with our broker partners, we listen to feedback and we act on it. 

“Having access to commercially-minded and proactive teams is crucial.”