The intermediary-only specialist buy-to-let (BTL) lender CHL Mortgages has hired Aidan Walker (pictured) as a business development manager (BDM) focusing on the North.
In his role as BDM, he will uphold service standards and provide support to brokers. He will also engage with new and existing intermediary partners in the region to grow the lender’s profile.
Walker was most recently at Skipton Building Society for around 12 years, before that he worked at Amber Homeloans for over three years.
Prior to that, he was a mortgage underwriter for nearly four years and before that he was at Leeds Building Society, also as a mortgage underwriter.
Ross Turrell, commercial director at CHL Mortgages, said: “The role of the BDM has changed over the past two years. However, this evolution has really sharpened their skills, strengthened the relationships they have built with their brokers and increased the value, support and expertise they can offer in what continues to be a complex and, at times, uncertain lending environment.
“Aidan is a notable example of a BDM who has risen to the many challenges faced over the course of the pandemic and we are delighted to welcome him to the CHL team.”
The lender has been growing its team in recent months, appointing Stephen Wrigley as BDM for South West of England and Wales. It returned to lending in May last year.
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She started her career as a report at specialist publication The Insurance Insider covering a wide range of areas before joining Mortgage Solutions and Specialist Lending Solutions in 2021.
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She has been shortlisted for three journalism awards, which include BIBA Journalist and Media Awards Scoop of Year Award in 2020, Headline Money Mortgage Journalist of the Year Award (B2B) in 2022 and 2023.
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