All three will be in charge of managing the lender’s teams across the regions, working with broker partners to deliver its proposition.

Colin has been working in the commercial and real estate sectors for over 24 years, helping developers and investors complete their projects.

In the past, he held roles at HSBC, Nationwide, Santander, NatWest and, most recently, Aldermore Bank, where he was a property development manager covering the South West, South East and south Wales regions.

Meanwhile, Richard has over 35 years of experience working in property-related sectors, having held numerous senior roles at Currie & Brown, Singer & Friedlander, Deutsche Bank, Bank of London and the Middle East, Oblix Capital and, most recently, Adair. 

Pranav started his banking career in 2010 at NatWest and went on to join HSBC in 2014. 

His latest jobs have been with several international challenger banks, including State Bank of India and Habib Bank AG Zurich.

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“I’m delighted to be joining HTB at a very exciting time as the business evolves, and I very much look forward to introducing the business to my professional network of clients, helping the team to deliver a trusted, competitive and valued service to the property development industry,” said Colin.

Richard also shared his enthusiasm to join the bank’s growing team, adding that the lender would build upon the existing book and expand its development finance business further over the coming months.

Pranav commented: “With the new team in place, together with the forward-thinking and focused leadership of Alex Upton [managing director at HTB], I am excited to join the bank and make an important contribution.

“We are in the middle of challenging economic times, but the business is well-placed to support developers with our bespoke solutions,” he said. 

Alex said she was delighted to have the three new lending directors on board. 

“They join at an exciting time for the bank and come hot on the heels of our trio of business development appointments last month,” she added.