July 24, 2019

LendInvest makes key hires across its national Business Development team

London, 24 July 2019LendInvest, the UK’s leading marketplace for property finance, has bolstered its Business Development team with a string of field based and internal hires to satisfy increasing national demand for its products. 

Nigel Robbins has joined the team as a Business Development Manager. Nigel has 23 years’ experience in financial services, and will be responsible for sourcing deals across the South West of England. 

Nigel joins LendInvest from specialist mortgage lender Magellan, where he was a Regional Sales Manager. Over the last 16 years, he has worked in a series of Business Development Roles including Regional Sales Manager for Precise, BDM for Kensington Mortgages and Head of Sales for Mortgages PLC. 

LendInvest has also hired Abby Challen as a Business Development Manager to cover Central and Greater London. 

Abby joins the team from Enterprise Finance, where she worked as a Senior BDM. Abby brings a wealth of experience to the business, having previously operated nationally as both a broker and packager.

Paige Archer, has been promoted internally to an office-based BDM, increasing the internal support available to brokers through the Sales Desk. 

Nigel and Abby join LendInvest’s growing team of field-based BDMs as the business continues to see further demand across the country for its full product range. 

Ian Boden, Sales Director at LendInvest, commented: “After what has already been a busy year for the business, appetite for LendInvest’s loan products is only growing. Field-based BDMs are a huge support to our lean in-house sales desk. Their deep local networks ensure our technology driven processes and best practice customer service get right in front of borrowers and brokers at their desks throughout the country. We are delighted to announce these key hires who bring a broad range of experience to the team.”

About LendInvest

LendInvest is the UK’s leading platform for property finance.

LendInvest offers short-term, development and buy-to-let mortgages to intermediaries, landlords and developers. Its proprietary technology and user experience are designed to make it simpler for both borrowers and investors to access property finance.LendInvest has lent over £3bn of short term, development and buy to let mortgages.

Its funders and investors include global institutions such as HSBC, Citigroup and NAB, and, in 2019, it was the first Fintech to securitise a portfolio of BTL mortgages. The company has reported annual profitable growth since 2015 and was named Digital Innovation Award Winner at the Sunday Times Tech Track 100 Awards, and both Specialist Lender and Buy-to-Let Lender of the Year for 2019 at the last NACFB awards.