Key Solutions, has appointed ex-Legal and General key relationship manager Jason Howells as its training and compliance director.
Howells will create and run an internal training academy which will recruit new mortgage and protection advisers and, through a structured learning programme, offer them a route to becoming fully CeMAP and/or associated qualified advisers within the business.
Howells said: “I couldn’t wait to get started on the next stage of my career and this new challenge, and after two days I am already relishing what is in front of me, helping what is already a great business grow, succeed and thrive.”
Anna Pepler, managing director at Key Solutions, said: “We’re thrilled to welcome Jason on board and we’re looking forward to having the benefit of his considerable experience to help grow Key Solutions and continue to focus on providing a world-class service to our clients.”
Key Solutions offers a 100% guarantee on its work, so if it said its customers can qualify for a mortgage and the funding falls through, all costs are refunded including any legal, survey and reservation fees already paid.
Castle Trust bolsters team
Castle Trust has recruited Rebecca Mackenzie to provide brokers with specialist telephone support as a business development executive.
Mackenzie joins from Williams & Glyn, where she was a personal mortgage adviser after previously working as a customer adviser and telephone mortgage adviser at RBS.
She will advise brokers on specialist buy-to-let cases, such as Houses of Multiple Occupations (HMOs), multi-unit lets, holiday lets and low yielding properties, as well as development exit loans, business purpose loans and high net worth mortgages.
Marcus Dussard, sales director at Castle Trust, said: “Rebecca has a strong track record for consistently delivering high standards and we are looking forward to working with her as we continue to grow our business.”
GI provider Berkeley Alexander strengthens team
General insurance provider, Berkeley Alexander, has strengthened its business development team with two new appointments.
Shelley Harmer has been confirmed telephone business development manager and Simon Kemp as a business development executive, with further development expansion expected from the firm in the coming months.
Harmer joins Berkeley Alexander from life insurer Vitality Health and Kemp joins from the AA and before that, Hastings Direct.
Mark Hutchings, managing director of Berkeley Alexander, said: “I’m delighted to welcome Shelley and Simon to our growing business development team.”
