Bridging lender Hope Capital is on a recruitment drive following growth in the first half of this year.

It announced at the beginning of the month that it is expanding into Scotland and is now looking for both a new business development manager and a new underwriter.

Jonathan Sealey (pictured), chief executive officer of Hope Capital, said: “We are looking for people with extensive knowledge of bridging loans and mortgages who understand the need for speed and for whom providing an excellent service is their number one priority.

“I fundamentally believe that it is our personal service, our ability to look at every case on its individual merits and still turn it around within 48 hours that has led to the phenomenal success that we have experienced over the past four years and particularly in the last few months.

“These new roles will be crucial to the development of our business and helping to grow Hope Capital to a level that we can help still more people with the short term loans they need either to grow their businesses or to complete exciting developments around the country.”