Get to know our pre-offer Buy-to-Let team
Written by Luke Stevenson
Our pre-offer team ensures your Buy-to-Let deals are delivered efficiently and successfully.
Using technology to support the process, the team works closely with brokers, our BDMs and underwriters to complete your deals.
Here we introduce you to our pre-offer team, what they do and how they are working to make Buy-to-Let deals simpler.
Gaurav Sharma – Buy-to-Let Case Manager – Pre offer
Joined LI: 2019
My work: I am currently working with solicitors and brokers to ensure all the conditions on the mortgage offer are satisfied and that cases are able to complete as quickly as possible.
What exciting developments in the pre-offer team are you looking forward to?
Further integrations with Open Banking and for it to be used more regularly with cases. It helps reduce the need for applicants to provide bank/mortgage statements going back several months (or years!) and allows Underwriters to see the required info at the click of a button – something that would otherwise be quite time consuming when manually assessing statements.
Ruby Harvey – Buy-to-Let Team Leader – Pre offer
Joined LI: 2018
My work: I manage the pre-offer case managers and team and ensure cases are progressed as quickly and efficiently as possible. I also build and manage relationships with brokers, valuers, underwriters & BDMs.
What exciting developments in the pre-offer team are you looking forward to? We have been building our own internal administration portal where a lot of our searches have been automated. I’m excited for our portal to be developed further and to see how this will streamline our processes even further.
Nico Bartley – Buy-to-Let Case Manager – Pre offer
Joined LI: 2020
My work: As a pre-offer case manager, I take an initial review of the cases that are submitted to ensure we are happy with them. This involves looking at income, credit, the applicant’s experience at a basic level and also ensuring our internal exposure amounts are acceptable. The process helps ensure we can capture things that pop up and try to resolve them at an earlier stage to make the process more streamlined.
What exciting developments in the pre-offer team are you looking forward to? As our internal system develops, the packaging process is becoming even more streamlined. The way it is being developed and released part by part makes adapting our process easy and helps us instruct the valuations.This system is continuously being worked on so I’m looking forward to each release.
Kiren Nawaz – Buy-to-Let Case Manager – Pe Offer
Joined LI: 2019
My work: I carry out due diligence searches, package cases within our SLAs and flagging any potential issues to my underwriter buddy. As well as this I proactively manage my pipeline and ensure I follow-up on cases and essential info.
What exciting developments in the pre-offer team are you looking forward to?
I’m looking forward to further integrations with our internal admin portal, as it will make our process more streamlined and less time consuming.
Laura Hurd – Buy-to-Let Case Administrator
Joined LI: 2020
My work: I am the first point of contact for all Buy-to-Let pre-offer case enquiries via email and telephone. I then provide updates and ensure case notes and data help on file is accurate and up to date. I both support, and sometimes shield, case managers and underwriters from requests where I can support the client. I also liaise with surveyors and brokers regarding valuation books and fulfil other general administration duties.
What exciting developments in the pre-offer team are you looking forward to?
The team expanding, becoming more independent in my role and seeing the tech and online systems we use continually improving.