The Leeds Building Society has appointed a new corporate account manager specialising in the new build market intermediary team.

James O’Reilly has joined the society from Legal % General, where he worked in general insurance and protection.

O’Reilly (pictured) has also worked at HBOS and Lloyds, in product management and key account management for BM Solutions.

“James will look after specialist new build intermediaries and developers and completes and complements the rest of the team,” said Louisa Sedgwick, Leeds Building Society’s head of corporate accounts.

“New build is a growing market for us, where we have strong expertise and experience, and we’ve been working closely with our broker partners and major housebuilders to develop products tailored to this market, such as bespoke versions of our Help to Buy home loans and our award-winning Welcome Mortgage.

“We’ve also reviewed and refined lending criteria to smooth the application process and help more brokers and their clients.”