He will work with Paragon’s intermediary partners in the central England region, taking over from Joe Bastoni following his retirement.

Dean worked previously at Keystone Property Finance, Quantum Mortgages and Together, He brings over 12 years of sector experience to Paragon, with the last decade dedicated to specialist lending in business development roles.

Dean will report into Paragon’s regional manager of mortgage sales, Sam Debenham.

Commenting on his appointment Dean said: “I’m really excited to be joining the team at Paragon. Having been in the industry a number of years, I know they’re a well-respected lender with three decades of expertise in the buy-to-let space. I can’t wait to get out and about, meet brokers across the region, and see how I can help with anything buy-to-let.”