Hampshire Trust Bank appoints business development manager for the North East

By Bridging Loan Directory 28th May 2024

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has expanded its specialist mortgages sales team with the news that Lee Isherwood has joined as business development manager for the North East.

In his new role, Lee will be responsible for nurturing existing relationships with brokers in the North East of England, as well as introducing other brokers in the region to HTB’s award-winning specialist mortgages.

Isherwood has extensive experience working with mortgage brokers, having worked as a case manager, desk-based BDM and BDM for reputable mortgage lenders.

This has provided him with insights into how to support brokers with complex buy-to-let cases, as well as the standards of service required in order to deliver for advisers and their clients.

Lee Isherwood, business development manager, said:

“The opportunity to join such a trailblazing specialist bank that’s constantly growing, such as HTB, was an easy decision.

HTB already has a strong reputation in the North East for its local expertise and market-leading service, and was a big attraction to me.

I’m based in Sunderland, and I can’t wait to start making a difference to our local brokers.”

Andrea Glasgow, sales director of specialist mortgages, added:

“We pride ourselves on having the best of the best. By attracting top talent such as Lee, we’re creating our BDM dream team that does everything in their power to get deals over the line for brokers.

Lee has bags of experience of doing just that. His passion and hunger to support brokers and his vast local knowledge sets him up to be a fantastic addition to the North East team.”