Kuflink Bridging has announced an appointment in its lending team with the addition of Hiran Patel as an underwriter.

Patel joins from Equifinance, has almost 10 years’ experience within the finance industry and is tasked with focusing on driving “sustainable” loan book growth.

Narinder Khattoare, CEO, said: “Following the launch of our quick bridge product at the tail end of 2018, we’ve seen a huge spike in uptake from new brokers as well as familiar faces.

“Hiran joining the team will help us to meet this growing demand, maintain our high standards and continue improving upon our already award-winning bridging service.”