Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has revealed the appointment of three new lending directors within its development finance division.
Colin Ness, Richard Payne and Pranav Jain are the latest recruits to the lender as it continues to expand its proposition to property developers.
Ness (pictured, left) has over 24 years’ experience in the commercial and real estate sectors, assisting developers and investors deliver on their projects. He has previously held roles with HSBC, Nationwide, Santander, NatWest and most recently, Aldermore Bank where he held the position of property development manager covering the South West, South East and South Wales regions.
Meanwhile, Payne (pictured, centre) has over 35 years’ experience working in property-related sectors. He spent 20 years at Currie & Brown, leaving as a director in 2006. He subsequently spent time working at Singer & Friedlander and Deutsche Bank before being appointed head of real estate at Bank of London and the Middle East.
He then became head of development lending at Oblix Capital before joining Adair as director of project monitoring in 2020.
Finally, Jain (pictured, right) started his career in banking in 2010 with NatWest before joining HSBC in 2014. More recently he has worked for various international challenger banks such as State Bank of India and Habib Bank AG Zurich.
Alex Upton, managing director – development finance at Hampshire Trust Bank, said: “I’m very pleased to welcome our three new lending directors to HTB. They join at an exciting time for the Bank and come hot on the heels of our trio of business development appointments last month.
“They will be responsible for managing our teams across the regions, working with our broker partners to deliver our continually evolving proposition.
“Our sustained expansion highlights our appetite for new business, both from existing clients and those new to the Bank. We are constantly monitoring and refining our development finance offering in order to maintain our position as one of the most competitive lenders in the marketplace.”
