ModaMortgages appoints intermediary sales development manager

Soon-to-launch specialist buy-to-let lender ModaMortgages has appointed Chantel Ford as its new intermediary sales development manager.

Ford will head up the internal sales team, which will be on hand to help brokers with their new business enquiries via telephone and email. 

ModaMortgages is the buy-to-let mortgage lender from Chetwood Financial, a Wrexham-based digital bank founded in 2016. 

Ford was previously Chetwood Financial’s servicing operations manager between 2020 and 2024, before stepping into her new role.

ModaMortgages recently appointed George Morgan as business development manager for the Midlands, East Anglia and South Yorkshire regions.

Chetwood Financial has also hired Roger Morris and Alan Cleary to support the launch of ModaMortgages and the bank's recent acquisition of buy-to-let mortgage provider CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries.

Chantel Ford said: “Having been with Chetwood for several years, I understand and share the organisation’s passion for delivering financial products and services that make people’s lives better. The upcoming launch of ModaMortgages is hugely exciting, and I’m delighted to have taken on this new role – we’re set up to take all the stress away from brokers by making sure they’re supported every step of the way and our team is ready to deliver on that promise.” 

Darrell Walker, ModaMortgages’ director of mortgage sales and distribution, added: “We’re about to embark on our mission to make buy-to-let mortgages smarter, faster, and simpler. We’ll do this by being honest and transparent with brokers, providing them with an exceptional, painless experience. Chantel and her team, as well as the raft of technologies and support structures we’ve put in place, are critical in ensuring we achieve this, and we have absolutely every confidence that brokers will see immediate value in the way we go about lending.”