Black & White Bridging (B&W) has made three new sales and relationship management appointments as part of its wider growth strategy. The bridging lender has welcomed Matt Yates as relationship director, while Sam Warren and Danyal Hussein have joined as relationship managers. Yates has more than a decade of business-to-business sales experience within financial services to the role, having served at NatWest and Platform, as well as OSB Group, where he served as a specialist finance account manager. Warren has joined B&W from FinSpace, where he served as property finance consultant. He previously worked as a specialist mortgage adviser with When The Bank Says No. Hussein is undertaking his first full role in the sector after spending time working in the family brokerage business.

Foundation has appointed David Galloway to its national accounts team, while Imran Butt has returned as internal business development manager (BDM). The intermediary-only specialist lender said the appointments highlight its investment in broker support, while also reflecting the strength of its internal talent and company culture. Galloway has joined the national accounts team after four years leading the internal BDM function. In his new role, he will support Foundation’s growing network of distribution partners. Alongside this promotion, Imran Butt has returned to Foundation, where he will oversee the internal BDM team responsible for handling new business enquiries and supporting the lender’s proposition. Since leaving Foundation earlier in his carer, he has gained leadership experience across financial services, including senior sales roles at Pepper Money and Volkswagen Financial Services.

Market Harborough Building Society has made enhancements to its UK and expat buy-to-let (BTL) ranges, including those for high-net-worth borrowers. Across its range, the complex case specialist has increased its maximum loan size to £3m on its BTL products, while its lower-rate tier two products are now available at up to 80% LTV. Furthermore, more scenarios are now included in its lower-priced tier two, including non-standard income, complex properties and joint borrowers sole proprietor for all.

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