Freedom Finance Mortgages hires Sharp as managing director

Sharp has over twenty years of experience in the consumer lending sector and he joins the advisory business of Freedom Finance Mortgages from Tandem Bank, where he held the position of managing director of unsecured loans and customer proposition director.

Sharp said: “I’m delighted to be joining Freedom Finance Mortgages, at this exciting time for the business and look forward to helping to grow the proposition and offering.”

“The current macroeconomic events impacting everyone in the UK make it more important than ever that our focus is on ensuring that we give our customers financial solutions that meet their needs.

“Freedom Finance Mortgages is in a fantastic position to innovate and drive market change, and I look forward to leading this with the rest of the business, our people and our partners.”

Andrew Fisher, chief growth officer at Freedom Finance, added: “I am delighted that Richard has joined to lead our continued growth in the second charge mortgage sector. Richard’s experience and track record for delivering growth through innovation aligns perfectly to the sector’s own ambitions for growth.

“This appointment reflects our commitment to the mortgages sector and I’m looking forward to seeing the results driven by Richard’s innovations in this space.”

Freedom 4 Intermediaries launches

Back in March, Freedom Finance also appointed Nick Jones as the director of Freedom 4 Intermediaries with responsibility for supporting brokers looking to obtain finance for their clients.

The division was launched this month in response to growing demand for second charge solutions and the firm noted that in 2023 alone, enquiries from intermediaries had tripled.