United Trust Bank appoints new BDM for the North

United Trust Bank Mortgages has announced that Fran Arnold has joined the sales team as business development manager for the North of England and Scotland.

Fran has moved from the Bank’s underwriting team, where she was team manager for the North, taking over responsibility for supporting mortgage intermediaries across the region and promoting UTB’s range of specialist residential, buy-to-let and second charge products.

Fran takes over from Chris Pedlar who was recently promoted to head of sales for mortgages, as he assumes responsibility for the Bank’s BDM team delivering UTB’s sales strategy across its mortgage range.

UTB recently opened a satellite office in Manchester’s business district. The new offices are primarily being used by UTB’s lending divisions and have become a busy base for the BDMs in the North of England.

Caroline Mirakian, sales and marketing director at United Trust Bank, said: “Fran is an excellent addition to the mortgages sales team and the knowledge she brings from her former role in underwriting is going to be a huge benefit to brokers. The North of England and Scotland offers a great opportunity for UTB to expand and develop its activities. The property markets in those regions have proven to be resilient and attractive for homebuyers and investors and with more and more customers now requiring the help of specialist lenders, it’s an exciting time for the UTB Mortgages team.

“Fran’s appointment frees up Chris Pedlar to really get stuck into his new head of sales role and drive new business. He is a fantastic sales leader and I’m very confident that with the support of his amazing BDM team that together they will achieve the ambitious targets we have set ourselves for 2025.”