Keeley Hawkes (pictured above, left) and Abigail Argue (pictured above, right) have both been hired as managers, supporting senior director Daniel Carlisle and director Luke Benton-Drury, respectively.

In her new role, Keeley will support housebuilders and developers across London and the South East.

She has previously held roles at RBS, NatWest, Assured Property Finance and the Aitch Group.

Abigail will support housebuilders more specifically in the South East, and previously worked at Close Brothers Property Finance for 17 years. She most recently worked at the firm as senior portfolio manager.

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“Keeley and Abigail joined the team at an exciting time for UTB as we continue to grow our development finance business and broaden the support we provide to SME housebuilders and developers,” said Adam Bovingdon, head of property development at UTB.

“They each bring a wealth of experience and insight from across the property finance sector, and they’re already making a great contribution to the team.

“Together, they strengthen our ability to deliver the flexible funding solutions, consistency and excellent service that our customers and broker partners value so highly.”