Assetz Capital has promoted two staff members to strengthen its growing origination team in the North.

Both members have been given a relationship director – portfolio role.

Sarah Ellison has been promoted from relationship support manager, having joined Assetz Capital in March 2021. In her new role, she will work alongside relationship director Lucie Martin, helping to maintain existing customer relationships post-drawdown, follow up on new lending, and onboard a number of new developer clients across Scotland.

Dean Kilbryde has been promoted from assistant relationship director, having joined Assetz in May 2018. He will work alongside relationship director Ciaran McGivern, supporting planned growth of new housebuilder clients within the North of England.

Andrew Fraser, regional director for UK North, said: “We are delighted to expand the origination team to include these growth support roles which allow the business to increase our lending volumes to regional housebuilders and property clients across the North.”