Jeff List to head The Money Group's new specialist brand

Specialist Money will become the main brand of The Money Group, offering specialist buy-to-let, second charges, bridging and commercial lending.

All existing brands and group specialist lending enquiries will be channelled through the new company.

The Money Group has directly authorised businesses in Yorkshire, London, Manchester, Durham and Teesside and with five new offices set to open in Q3.

Jeff List has over 20 years of experience working within the specialist lending sector, most recently as head of buy-to-let at Brightstar.

Scott Thorpe, co-founder of The Money Group, commented: “We are delighted to partner with Jeff who is a very well respected professional within the lending industry.

"As we grow our proposition toward 50 advisers across 15 brands, it was becoming apparent that we would need to ensure we covered all income opportunities. We want to get to the point where the advisers either do the business themselves or they refer it horizontally to someone within the group. We had a gap within specialist lending that needed to be filled and we are delighted that Jeff has brought his experience and personality to help us grow our offering, not only internally, but externally to the wider market.

"We are on target to reach 100 advisers next year and to be able to feed through their specialist lending needs to one primary source which gives them, Jeff and the wider group a very attractive proposition."

Jeff List, managing director of Specialist Money, added: “I am excited to be able to lead the Specialist Money brand and it gives me the opportunity to shape and create a new business from scratch.

"The specialist sector is on the verge of some impressive growth over the next few years and it is important to get positioned well in advance of that happening. I was excited to hear what plans The Money Group have and to witness first-hand the belief they have in their vision.”