Hampshire Trust Bank has hired Razvana Khan as a business development manager in its bridging team, who will work across London.
The lender says Khan (pictured) brings more than a decade of experience in real estate and brokerage, and was most recently a specialist finance broker at Bridgemore Capital.
It adds that “her background gives her first-hand insight into the pressures brokers face in placing complex cases and the support they look for from a lender”.
At Hampshire Trust Bank, Khan reports to specialist mortgages & bridging finance sales director, Andrea Glasgow.
Glasgow says: “Bridging is now a planned part of client strategies, from bridge to term through to refurbishment and portfolio repositioning, and that puts the focus firmly on lenders to deliver certainty of funding, pragmatic structuring and direct access to decision-makers.”
Khan adds: “Coming from a brokerage background, I know how much difference the right bridging partner makes.
“It is often the deal that unlocks everything else, whether that is a refurbishment, a refinance, or a portfolio restructure.
“What matters most to brokers is knowing the exit has been thought through and that communication stays clear from start to finish. Too many cases falter when those things are missing.”