{"id":6534,"date":"2025-12-17T12:02:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T12:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/second-home.uk\/?p=6534"},"modified":"2025-12-17T12:02:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T12:02:41","slug":"united-trust-bank-vows-to-make-2026-transformative-with-new-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/second-home.uk\/?p=6534","title":{"rendered":"United Trust Bank vows to make 2026 &#8216;transformative&#8217; with new director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>United Trust Bank plans to increase its presence in the unregulated bridging market as part of \u2018transformative\u2019 plans for 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The lender also envisages driving growth in transferring refurbishment loans to buy-to-let.<\/p>\n<p>The bank went public on its plans after hiring experienced professional Andrew Ferguson as commercial director of mortgages, buy-to-let and bridging.<\/p>\n<p>Ferguson said:\u00a0\u201cI am delighted to join such a well-respected business and look forward to working with the team to further evolve the proposition across buy to let, bridging and mortgages.<\/p>\n<p><!--   \t\t  \t\t\t \t\t\t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(\"div-gpt-ad-1715620536068-0\"); }); \t\t\t  \t\t  \t -->  \t <\/p>\n<p>\u201cUTB is well placed to grow in these markets and has great people who are passionate about specialist lending and ensuring we look after our customers and intermediary partners. 2026 will be an exciting year for UTB and I\u2019m delighted to be a part of the journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ferguson previously held senior roles in specialist lenders like Foundation Home Loans, Axis Bank and most recently as managing director of buy-to-let at West One Loans.<\/p>\n<p>He will report to Buster Tolfree, managing director of mortgages, buy-to-let and bridging, while he will focus on driving growth and plans the bank labelled \u2018transformative\u2019 in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Tolfree said: \u201cI am excited about the opportunities which lie ahead\u2026 and Andrew is going to play a pivotal role in helping us to drive business growth in those markets. 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