Bluestone Mortgages has new strategy director

Specialist lender Bluestone Mortgages has announced the appointment of Ryan Davies as strategy director.

The appointment, Bluestone said, is part of its vision to expand into the wider lending market and achieve continued growth.

Davies joins from Hodge Bank, where he was managing director of mortgages. In his new role, he will be leading the research, design, and implementation of the business’s strategic roadmap, including the development of new products and lending opportunities for expansion.

He will also form part of Bluestone’s executive team and will be responsible for supporting the leadership of the business.

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“The mortgage market has changed significantly in recent months, and will continue to be impacted by the current high inflationary environment,” Davies said. “As a result, the market will need more specialist lenders to support the growing cohort of customers who struggle to meet the vanilla criteria of high street banks.

“I look forward to working with the Bluestone team to help more customers across the country step on to or up the property ladder and cement Bluestone’s position as the specialist lender of choice.”

Steve Seal, chief executive at Bluestone Mortgages, commented that Davies’s appointment was testament to the lender’s ongoing commitment to better support brokers and their customers to achieve their homeownership goals.

“Ryan will play a pivotal role in expanding our offering and strengthening our position in the market, and we’re delighted to have him on the team.”