United Trust Bank has appointed Liam Lawlor as sales director for structured property finance.

Lawlor joins from Maslow Capital, where he was senior director for short-term finance. 

He has nearly 20 years’ experience in financial services, having held senior roles at lenders including Octopus Real Estate, Octane Capital and Metro Bank.

In his new role, Lawlor will be developing UTB’s structured property finance sales team and promoting the lender’s complex funding solutions for commercial and residential investors.

Lawlor will report to Alex Tyrwhitt director structured property solutions at United Trust Bank.

The structured property solutions division focuses on high-value bespoke lending of £2.5m and above for brokers, developers and investor borrowers.

Facilities range from six months to five years and include rolled, retained or serviced interest, with flexibility across a wide range of use cases including equity release and bridge-to-investment funding.

 In December 2025, the team posted its strongest monthly performance to date, completing £78m of loans to bring total lending for the division to £300m last year.

UTB director structured property solutions Alex Tyrwhitt says: “Liam is an experienced real estate finance professional and I am delighted to welcome him to the United Trust Bank team.

“I have worked with Liam previously and he has earned a fantastic reputation in the real estate finance industry for his knowledge, commitment and focus on delivering bespoke funding solutions at pace.

“He is an excellent addition to the team and I am confident he will play a key role in driving further growth and success for the division in 2026.”

Lawlor adds: “My focus will be on building on the team’s record-breaking performance, strengthening relationships with brokers, debt advisers and investors, and continuing to position UTB as the go-to lender for larger and more complex property finance requirements.”