The Mortgage Lender has appointed Sarah McCawley to the role of key account manager for London and Jo Gee as an underwriter for the area.
McCawley has worked at TML for nearly two years as a central London business development manager.
Prior to that she was a key account manager at Foundation Home Loans for nearly four years, and before that was a relationship manager at Aldermore for just over two years.
She has also held roles at Vitality and Mortgage Advice Bureau.
Gee has worked at TML for just under a year as senior regional underwriter, and before that worked at Foundation Home Loans for just over three years as lead mortgage underwriter for London.
Before that she worked at Nationwide Building Society for over 10 years as mortgage operations team manager for The Mortgage Works, Nationwide’s buy-to-let subsidiary.
She has also worked at Birmingham Midshires, CHL Mortgage and Britannia Building Society.
Sara Palmer, head of distribution at The Mortgage Lender, said: “Both Sarah and Jo’s vast experience in the sector make them valuable assets to the team. We look forward to working with them and drawing on their expertise as we look to further establish our presence in London and enhance our relationships with our key accounts in the region.”
Anna is currently the deputy editor for Mortgage Solutions and editor for Specialist Lending Solutions. She has worked as a journalist since 2019, having secured her Gold Standard NCTJ diploma from News Associates in a fast-track six-month course.
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.
In her role, she helps put together and structure the news agenda for the day and writes up press releases, reports, interviews, analyses and exclusives across both titles. She also commissions blogs for Specialist Lending Solutions and hosts online masterclasses and in-person events across the business.
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.
Prior to being a journalist, Anna worked in ecommerce across Snow + Rock, Cycle Surgery and Runners Need websites, and before that worked at specialist financial PR firm Rostrum.
In her spare time, Anna enjoys reading, seeing live music, and cooking for friends and family. When she gets a chance, she also enjoys hiking, skiing and indoor rock climbing.