Pepper Money has hired Claire Blunt as an extra business development manager for the North of England to boost its second charge sales team.

Blunt joins from Lendle.co.uk where she was a senior mortgage adviser and has more than 21 years’ experience in banking and mortgages, including as a second charge broker.

As a BDM for the North of England, Claire will work alongside Luke Edwardsto support Pepper Money’s broker partners across the region.

Pepper second charge sales director Ryan McGrath says: “Claire is an excellent communicator, and during her time as a second charge mortgage adviser, she has proven her deep understanding of what it takes to help customers achieve their goals.

“I know that Claire will be an asset to our team and to our brokers.”

Blunt says: “I have worked in the second charge mortgage market for some time now, dealing directly with customers as an adviser.

“I’m looking forward to working with the team to continue growing our lending and exceeding our brokers’ expectations when it comes to service and proposition.”