Specialist lender Spring Finance has launched a bridging pilot scheme which will run with a select group of intermediaries before it is fully launched in Q2.
This follows the appointments of Jim Baker as its sales director of bridging, Ginny Warby as bridging business development manager for London and the South East, and Louise Young as senior underwriter of bridging. All hires were made earlier this month.
Spring Finance currently offers regulated, non-regulated, first charge, second charge and refurbishment products.
Baker said: “The pilot is a key phase in helping us build a proposition that provides an exceptional broker experience.
“With an underwriting team led by the experienced and highly regarded Claire Newman, this is an exciting and valuable period for us to work and listen closely to our broker partners to help us fine tune ahead of a full market launch.”
Andrew Bloom, owner of Spring Finance, added: “This is a significant day for Spring Finance as we begin the next phase of our planned growth.
“We are building an exceptional team at Spring Finance and I am delighted with the progress made in such a short space of time.”
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