Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced a series of new appointments and  promotions across its specialist mortgages and bridging finance divisions.

Russell Harvey has joined the specialist mortgages division from Landbay, bringing experience from Darlington Building Society, Together and Foundation Home Loans, while Denis Arefyev has been promoted to senior underwriter within the specialist mortgages team.

On the bridging side, Jack Unsworth has joined as underwriter from Glenhawk, where he was also a bridging underwriter, having previously worked at United Trust Bank as a senior mortgage underwriter.

He is joined by Krisha Karunananthan who has moved from Funding 365, where she was senior underwriter, and Nim Shah who joins from United Trust Bank.

In addition, Faith Ndebele has joined the bridging team as underwriter from TAB, having previously held a similar role at Alternative Bridging Corporation.

Earlier this year, James Hine was promoted from senior underwriter to head of underwriting, bridging finance, a move that reflects HTB’s focus on underwriting expertise and ensures brokers benefit from consistent, decisive outcomes on complex bridging cases.