Natasha Essex also joins Investec as a private banker. She has more than eight years banking experience and before joining Investec managed a portfolio of high net worth clients for C Hoare & Co. Natasha also worked for Coutts for six years, in both its London and Geneva offices.

Katie Goodfellow joins Investec as a solicitor, working as part of the mortgage deal execution team. Katie previously worked for Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP as an associate in their real estate finance team.

Peter Izard, business development manager at Investec Private Bank, (pictured) said: “These appointments are further evidence of Investec’s commitment to the UK mortgage market and will ensure that we are able to provide intermediaries and their clients with the best possible service as our business continues to grow.

“We don’t use credit scoring at Investec, preferring instead to let experienced private bankers assess and manage each mortgage application. We now have three private bankers dealing with professional mortgage applications and four private bankers dealing with £Million Plus mortgage applications.”