Hope Capital has appointed David Owen as business development manager for Wales and the South West, as well as two other hires to bolster the bridging specialist’s sales team. 

Owen joins from rival Glenhawk, and has worked for over eight years in the specialist lending industry. 

The firm has also taken on Ben Lavelle and James McDonough as internal business development executives to “support the increased volume of enquiries” it has experienced in recent months. 

The firm offers loans of up to £5m for between three and 18 months, across bridging, re-bridge, capital raising, auction purchases, light/medium/heavy refurbishment, development exit, finish and exit, change of use schemes and permitted development schemes.  

It adds that its sales team includes David Weir who covers Scotland, Sam Lea supporting brokers in the Central and North area and Charlie Gregory who looks after clients in London. 

Hope Capital chief executive Jonathan Sealey, says: “2022 consisted of a lot of change at Hope Capital, however, it was a really exciting year and has set us up for substantial growth moving forward.”  

The lender adds that it is currently looking for new recruits across a number of its divisions, including a finance assistant, a portfolio case manager, a senior underwriter and an underwriter.