Matt will be responsible for working closely with brokers and HTB’s lending directors and managers throughout the region.

He will report to Scott Apps, head of distribution for development finance at HTB.

Matt joins from Saffron Building Society where he spent nearly three years, most recently holding the role as national lending manager for property development.

He has also held roles at Cynergy Bank, Pepper UK, and Royal Bank of Scotland.

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“Matt will be a terrific addition to our business development line-up, bringing formidable levels of experience and understanding of precisely what brokers and their clients are looking for from a development finance lender,” said Scott.

“Across the bank there is a real determination to invest in our staff, to build teams which can deliver the highest possible standards of service to both brokers and their clients, and Matt is a great example of that.