The firm has hired Dean Burley as sales operations director who joins after 15 years at insurer Ageas.

Sasha Evans will lead its newly created partnerships team. She was the group head of partnerships at Moneysupermarket.com.

Laura Patterson also joins the partnerships team as senior Partnerships Manager. She previously held management roles at Mojo Mortgages, Leek United Building Society and Ageas.

Loan.co.uk chief executive Paul McGerrigan says: “We had a solid performance in the first half of 2021, before enjoying very strong growth in the second half of the year.”

“The time is right to bring our proposition to more partners and their clients. It’s vital we put the right pieces in place now to continue to grow, and by adding someone with the experience and gravitas Dean has to the board we have taken a big step forward in doing so.”

He adds: “Sasha is a highly experienced commercial leader and has a tremendous track record in strategic business development. Having someone of Sasha’s calibre and reach will focus us on growth and she is excited to immerse herself in the mortgage market as part of her role.”

He says: “Laura has a depth and breadth of experience in the mortgage and insurance fields, having held management roles at Mojo Mortgages, Leek United Building Society and Ageas. She understands how distribution in the specialist mortgage market works and has a pivotal role to play in our growth.”

Loan.co.uk says it uses an artificial intelligence driven platform to drive costs down and increase transparency on consumer borrowing applications.