United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Ben Jenkinson as head of product and strategy in its property development division.

Jenkinson joins with more than 20 years of experience in real estate finance holding senior positions across both public and private sectors and with lenders and agencies including Nationwide, RBS and Homes England.

He also has knowledge in product creation, origination, credit, transacting and restructuring.

In his new role, Jenkinson will be working with head of property development Adam Bovingdon and head of originations, property development Paul DeCroos.

The role will see Jenkinson support the bank as it aims to maintain growth by assisting more housebuilders and developers across England & Wales to build new homes in the UK.

In addition, the bank has also appointed Kayleigh Simpson as manager of property development.

Simpson has worked in real estate and commercial banking for 11 years with lenders including Cynergy Bank and RBS.

In her new role she is assisting housebuilders operating across the North West of England with a range of development finance and developer exit solutions.

Commenting on the appointments, Bovingdon says: “We have never been busier supporting projects in the North of England and Kayleigh will ensure we maintain our high levels of service to customers whilst continuing to build awareness of UTB amongst housebuilders operating in the North West.”

“Ben’s extensive experience in creating innovative finance solutions will help us to create a suite of new products as we continue to evolve our proposition and service to meet the changing needs of housebuilders.”