City + Capital are currently representing an established and highly respected short-term property finance lender seeking a confident & ambitious Lending Manager to support its continued growth within the UK real estate finance market.

This is an exciting opportunity for anyone that is keen to progress their career with a leading name in the sector, as it also comes with plenty of opportunity to progress to director level, once excellent performance is delivered.

This role would suit an individual who has established development finance lending experience.

The Company

Our client is renowned for supporting property investors and developers with access to important funds to complete real estate projects across the UK.

As an established lender with over £1bn lent since launch, they also boast a broad product set designed to support the needs of their core customer base. This includes ground-up residential development finance, as well as more specialist loans, such as PBSA, BTR, care and bridging finance.

The business focuses on structured real estate lending across residential, semi-commercial and commercial property asset classes.

With an experienced leadership team, strong industry relationships and a commercial approach to lending, the business is well positioned to capitalise on opportunities within the short-term lending market.

Role Overview

As Lending Manager, your primary responsibility will be to originate new lending opportunities, support deal assessment & achieve agreed lending targets that play a role in the lenders broader growth plans.

To achieve this, you will work closely with the industries relevant brokers, introducers and property professionals to identify & fund loans that meet appetite. You will work closely with the underwriting and credit functions to support deal structuring and completions.

Additionally, you will support the performance of the loan portfolio once deals are completed.

In addition to support from the internal teams, you can also expect to work collaboratively with the company directors on strategy, complex and larger loans & your own development towards more senior roles.

This is a relationship-led position suited to an individual who combines technical property finance knowledge with a proactive approach to business development. You will have the autonomy to develop your network while benefiting from the support of an established lending team.

Responsibilities

• Originate new lending opportunities for short-term property finance loans
• Develop relationships with property developers, investors and introducers
• Identify and assess potential development finance transactions
• Support deal structuring and work hand in hand with the credit team
• Build and manage a consistent pipeline of lending opportunities
• Prepare and present lending proposals for internal consideration
• Work with credit, underwriting and legal teams to progress transactions
• Maintain communication with borrowers and introducers throughout
• Attend client meetings, property/site visits and industry networking events
• Support portfolio performance and delivery
• Achieve set lending objectives

Candidate Requirements

The ideal candidate for this role will have a demonstratable track record of success within the development finance sector. You will be a confident originator, well versed in the required credit principles & happy to work across each stage of the lending cycle.

As a result, you will be commercially minded, strategic in your approach to lending and capable of managing and progressing a pipeline of loans in line with borrower SLA.

You will combine sound technical judgement with strong interpersonal skills and a genuine desire to develop your network and career.

• Previous experience within development finance lending is preferred
• A proven track record of origination
• A strong knowledge of the credit principles that underpin bridging & development
• Confidence engaging with developers, investors and senior industry professionals
• Strong communication, negotiation and relationship management skills
• Ability to manage multiple opportunities and prioritise effectively
• A proactive, self-motivated approach with genuine business development ambition

On Offer

Our client is ideally looking to pay up to £100k as a basic salary, relevant to experience. Higher offers may also be considered for exceptional talent.

Salary will be complemented by access to our client’s very favourable bonus scheme too, which rewards you for success, and drives a significant increase in earnings above base.

Most notably, this is a firm with a strong track record of promoting Lending Manager’s internally to direct level, and this is our client’s desire for the arriving individual, whereby strong performance against objectives is delivered in this role.

Promotion would see salary & career standing move forward within.

The position is London-based, with travel, offering the opportunity to work closely with an experienced origination team while developing relationships across the wider UK property finance market.

Next Steps

Our client is keen to make this appointment quickly in line with objectives.

As a result of this, we are not expecting this opportunity to be around for long!

If this role does sound like one that you are both qualified for and interested in, then we look forward to your application as soon as possible.

Once we have reviewed your application, we will be in touch with an update. We look forward to hearing from you.

The City + Capital Team