Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Annie Crust as business development manager for the Midlands in its specialist mortgages division.
With over 25 years in the financial services sector, much of Crust’s experience lies in the specialist mortgage market where she has worked with both brokers and lenders.
In her new position at HTB, Crust will focus on broker relationship management, delving into each broker’s business and client base, and assisting them with new business queries. Additionally, she will collaborate with potential new introducers to understand how HTB can be of service, aiming to create mutual opportunities.
Andrea Glasgow, sales director for specialist mortgages, will be overseeing Annie’s contributions.
HTB offers professional investors specialist residential loans that can amount up to £25m. Their clientele includes limited companies, offshore entities, expats, and foreign nationals, and they also cater to mixed-use portfolios and semi-commercial properties.
Commenting on her appointment Crust said: “I am absolutely thrilled to join HTB, with their hard-earned reputation for excellence and deliverability within the specialist buy-to-let marketplace. Having admired HTB’s proposition from afar for some time, I could not pass up the opportunity to be part of such a fantastic team within an award-winning bank, whose appetite for product development and growth is unrivalled.”
Glasgow added: “I’m proud to be able to attract experienced industry figures such as Annie to HTB, and she will bolster our strong business development team even further. Having worked as a broker for much of her career, Annie knows how valuable an effective, and attentive, business development manager can be, as well as the importance of fostering strong and collaborative partnerships. HTB is constantly improving both its product proposition and team, highlighting our mission to provide the best possible offering to both first-time landlords and professional investors.”
