Hampshire Trust Bank appoints development finance lending director

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Chris Marchant as lending director in its development finance team, supporting brokers and SME developers across London and the South East.

Marchant brings more than two decades of experience across real estate finance, debt structuring and development funding.

He joins from Centrus, having previously held senior roles at DC Advisory and CBRE, where he advised on debt and structured finance transactions across the UK and Europe. Earlier in his career, he spent more than 12 years at NatWest within its real estate finance team.

Chris Marchant said: “HTB has built a strong reputation for combining experienced decision-making with a relationship-led way of working. Its ability to deliver tailored funding solutions with consistency and certainty was a major attraction for me.

“I’m looking forward to working closely with the team, our broker partners and developers, building on the strong relationships already established across the region and delivering tailored solutions that give clients the confidence to move projects forward.”

Rob Syrett, head of originations for development finance at Hampshire Trust Bank, added: “Chris brings a valuable mix of lending, structuring and advisory experience alongside deep experience across the South East market.

“A lot of the conversations taking place with developers and brokers now are far more detailed than they were even a few years ago. There is greater focus on delivery risk, protecting programme momentum and maintaining flexibility as projects move forward.

“Chris understands those dynamics well and will add real depth to the conversations we are having with developers and brokers across the region.”