Keystone hires business managers for the North

Published on

Keystone Property Finance has appointed Sara Finlay-Hudson and Gary Dean to its business development team.

Finlay-Hudson brings more than 30 years’ industry experience to Keystone, most recently working as a business development manager for Skipton Building Society. She will be covering the North East.

She said: “I have a solid understanding of buy to let which means that I will be able to hit the ground running. Keystone has some great rates and the criteria works well for portfolio landlords with more complex borrowing requirements. I’m looking forward to getting on the road, catching up with both brokers I’ve known for years and meeting new ones. My patch is a large one, from the Scottish border all the way down to Nottingham where landlords are particularly active.”

Dean joins from Together Money where he has been working for the last two years. Before that he was at Santander. He will be covering the North West.

He said: “My background is in specialist lending so joining Keystone is a good fit for me. Spending the last few years behind a desk, I really can’t wait to get out and meet with brokers face to face. I’ll be covering the whole of the North West including Manchester, Liverpool, Preston and as far down as Stoke-on-Trent.”

Phil Riches, head of sales, added: “Increasingly, portfolio landlords are turning their attentions to the main towns and cities in the north of England where rental income is good but property prices are lower. As such we felt it was time that we had a more visible presence on the ground. Having both Sara and Gary will mean that we can properly service brokers both sides of the Pennines.”

COMMENT ON MORTGAGE SOUP

We want to hear from you!
Leave a comment and get the conversation started.
You need to register to post, so please login or sign up below.

Latest articles

Russell Quirk becomes Property Investor Show shareholder

Russell Quirk is to become a shareholder in the Property Investor Show, strengthening his...

Mortgage market cools as remortgaging rebounds

UK mortgage activity steadied in December as house purchase approvals slipped but remortgaging gathered...

Paradigm promotes Richard Howes to managing director role

Paradigm Mortgage Services has promoted Richard Howes to a newly created managing director position...

Fleet Mortgages adds 65% LTV products and cuts two-year pricing

Fleet mortgages has launched a new range of 65% loan-to-value mortgage products and cut...

UK housing market steadies as tax-driven volatility fades

UK property transactions stabilised at the end of 2025, with residential sales holding firm...

Latest publication

Other news

Russell Quirk becomes Property Investor Show shareholder

Russell Quirk is to become a shareholder in the Property Investor Show, strengthening his...

Mortgage market cools as remortgaging rebounds

UK mortgage activity steadied in December as house purchase approvals slipped but remortgaging gathered...

Paradigm promotes Richard Howes to managing director role

Paradigm Mortgage Services has promoted Richard Howes to a newly created managing director position...