The specialist finance broker intends to make the appointments on both sides of the border with the new recruits having the necessary experience to underwrite cases and satisfy a range of introducer needs.

Smart Money will extend its search beyond financial services to employ the right calibre of candidates to undergo an extensive training regime.

The brokerage has already obtained larger premises for its Glasgow operations following a successful 2017, and is aiming to strengthen business levels across England and Scotland over the next 12 months.

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Paul Crewe, managing director at Smart Money, said: “As we all know, recruitment isn’t easy and it’s imperative that we add smartly and selectively to our ranks as our people will always be at the heart of what we do.

“Experience obviously counts for a lot within specialist lending, but it’s also essential that we attract new talent to the industry in order to progress as a firm, and as a sector.

“This is likely to be part of an ongoing recruitment process as we are constantly evaluating how and where we can provide the best quality service to all our introducers and lending partners.

“The growth of specialist lending will continue in 2018 and – as a forward-thinking company – it’s important that we mature alongside it in a responsible and accountable manner.

“There are many expansion plans in the pipeline and we look forward to the new year with great anticipation.”