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Q&A
Together
The Intermediary speaks with Dan Narwal,
intermediary corporate account director at Together,
about the launch of Premier for Intermediaries and
demand in the large loan market
decision makers. This team will be experts on the
origination function, which will, in turn, allow
us to give the brokers definitive answers and
you aiming to address with this
increased understanding on the complex inquiries
launch?
that will be coming our way.
Because we have the knowledge and expertise
Brokers have been telling us for some time that
within the originations and the decision-making
specialist lending is becoming more sophisticated,
functions that we’ve put together for this, it will
and that they need a lender that can support
save brokers time because they’re able to get a
larger loans in the same way that we do already
definitive decision quickly.
across our full product range.
We’re going to put the brokers with specialist
The market hasn’t necessarily adapted to the
senior underwriters, allowing them to do a lot
conditions in the large loan space in the same
of the structuring of deals at the outset. That’s
way that it has in the more traditional borrowing
going to remove a lot of the unnecessary back and
spaces. So, with that in mind, catering to that was
forth that happens in this market at the minute.
the starting point for us.
Hopefully they see that as a real positive step.
Obviously last year was turbulent in
Despite ongoing economic uncertainty,
some sectors of the market, but there
demand for loans above £1m is still strong.
was still demand for cases above £1m,
We’re still seeing strong appetite,
which is where our Together Premier
especially from professional investors
for Intermediaries proposition is
using existing portfolios to acquire
going to be targeting. Brokers require
new assets.
the support of specialist lenders
In the wider market, there are still
more and more and the mainstream
lenders scaling back and asking customers
lenders aren’t in the market to support
to explore refinance opportunities, which
in the same way that we can as a
gives us an opportunity to step in and support
specialist lender.
those clients that the high street banks are no
A lot of lenders in the specialist space try
DAN NARWAL
longer looking to support.
to treat different clients in exactly the same
way, but clients are increasingly coming with
Are you seeing particular borrower
more complex cases, and they require a deeper
knowledge and a deeper expertise. With our
profiles leading this growth in
processes – where we are able to give brokers
larger funding requirements?
access to decision makers – this launch seemed
like the natural step for us.
At the moment, we’re seeing a lot of portfolio
landlords, family offices, those that are expanding
How will this proposition help
into mixed-use residential and commercial assets
or houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) from
brokers manage their own time
traditional residential assets. You’ve also got
more effectively?
property developers that want flexible solutions.
For property investors, we’re comfortable
Alongside the launch of the proposition, we’re
lending to expats and foreign nationals and that
setting up a dedicated team made up of expert
often doesn’t fit within the mainstream mould. So,
What gap in the market were
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