Lee joins the broker after spending the last three years as head of servicing at West One Loans and was also part of the original team at Dragonfly.

In his new role, Lee will report to Matt Tristram, co-founder and director at Loans Warehouse.

 “We knew we needed a figurehead to take our bridging team to the next level and I believe Lee, a former Dragonfly (now Octopus) original, has what we need to push our team,” said Matt.

“Lee’s professionalism and skills gained from years within the bridging sector is what attracted us.”

Loans Warehouse currently writes over £30m of unregulated bridging deals each year but plans to gain authorisation to carry out regulated bridging activity in the next 12 months.

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“Later in the year we plan to launch a new brand specific to bridging and cement our position as one of the finest in the bridging market,” added Matt.

Lee said that he was ready for a change and when the opportunity to join Loans Warehouse presented itself he knew he wanted to be a part of the team.

“I’ve worked with Matt over the years and have always been impressed by the quality of work they produce.

“While still new to the role I am really enjoying it.

“I have spent the first few weeks understanding the existing business practices and getting to know my new colleagues.

“The welcoming response I have received from the existing lending panel has been overwhelming, they appreciate that I now represent a brand with some of the greatest professional relationships and the opportunities that the likes of MT Finance, UTB, Kufflink and Octopus afford our company are vast.”

Loans Warehouse also revealed that it has added Octane Capital and Tuscan Capital to its bridging lender panel.