Find your local expert BDM

Helen McKinney

Head of Sales - South

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Helen joined Landbay in 2019. Prior to joining Landbay, Helen was a top performing Business Development Manager with over twelve years of account management and sales experience.

Her proven track record of specialist mortgage products and market knowledge along with her proven negotiation and business skills will help her promote Landbay’s unique position in the market. This, together with her team management skills, will enable buy-to-let brokers help more landlords get the finance that fits their requirements.

Alex Witham

Senior Regional Account Manager – East of England

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Alex is an experienced business development manager who has previously worked for Natwest and Aldermore banks. Alex covers the East Midlands area, and down to Essex in the South East.

He is known in the industry for helping to provide intermediaries with straight forward solutions to complex buy-to-let lending requirements and is trusted by many of the successful brokerages in his region. Alex has an in depth technical knowledge of buy-to-let lending, so is happy to really get into the detail of a case. He is keen to help as many intermediaries in his area as he can, so if you have a buy-to-let enquiry you need help with contact Alex.

Ian May

Regional Account Manager – Central & North East London

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Ian joined Landbay in June 2019 having spent 25 years in a variety of roles in Financial Services.

The last 5 years have been spent in specialist buy-to-let, managing underwriters and working closely with Brokers to ensure a great customer service throughout the full mortgage process. Ian is passionate about getting a quick accurate lending decision to help Brokers provide the best service to landlords.

Jon Braddick

Business Development Manager – South & South West of London

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Jon joined Landbay as an Internal Account Manager in January 2020 with a focus of introducing Landbay's proposition to new brokers in the South. Most recently, he was promoted to BDM covering Kent & the South East region. He is passionate about service and support to his brokers and has a strong understanding of the BTL market and also the Landbay offering and application processes.

Prior to this, Jon worked in the wealth management industry for 7 years in a variety of intermediary facing roles. His CV includes working at market leading Pension and Investment managers as well as challenger companies.

Simone Ferreira

Business Development Manager – South Midlands & Thames Valley

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Simone joined Landbay in April 2022 and has over 15 years of experience as an Account Manager.

She first started her career in Asset/Private Finance, handling accounts of up to £2 million. Simone has also worked between London and New York offices.

Rahead Hussain

Telephone Business Development Manager

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Rahead joined us in June 2019, bringing seven years of mortgage experience from HSBC and the City.

With a background in both buy-to-let and residential mortgages, he's well equipped to assist you with our criteria and lending requirements and help you with your applications.

Harry Phillips

Telephone Business Development Manager

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Harry Phillips joined our team in September 2018, bringing with him a wealth of experience in financial services and a passion for exceptional customer service. With a background dedicated to serving customers, Harry began his journey with us as a Telephone Support Officer.

As our Telephone Business Development Manager, Harry continues to embody our values of professionalism, expertise, and customer-centricity. His hands-on approach and extensive knowledge of financial services make him an invaluable member of our team, dedicated to helping brokers succeed.

Ian Hall

Head of Sales North

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Ian Hall joined Landbay in June 2018 and has worked in the specialist buy-to-let market as a Business Development Manager, since 2005.

Prior to Landbay, Ian worked for Paragon and CHL Mortgages to provide essential support to brokers in the industry. Ian has detailed expertise of the buy-to-let sector and is dedicated to providing brokers with excellent customer service.

Paula Dowson

Regional Account Manager - North East

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Paula joined Landbay in September 2022 and brings over 20 years of experience. She started her career at Northern Rock and then Castle Trust Bank, where she held a similar role.

Given her experience, Paula knows many of the brokers in the North region and is ready to support them with their enquiries and applications.

Gabrielle Latifi

Regional Account Manager – Midlands & South West

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Gabbie joined Landbay in 2019, with experience of placing specialist buy-to-let cases whilst working at Countrywide as a specialist mortgage broker.

This first hand insight gives her the ability to help brokers the whole way through the mortgage process. She also has experience in multiple mortgage sectors and a good understanding of market buy-to-let criteria and has experience of working with mortgage packagers.

Sam Waterhouse

Business Development Manager – Midlands

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Sam Waterhouse joined Landbay in 2024. With nearly 12 years at Paragon as a buy-to-let mortgage underwriter, he brings a wealth of experience and specialist knowledge to the team.

Sam is here to support Landbay's growth by nurturing key business relationships with intermediaries and partners, ensuring confidence with his deep understanding of specialist underwriting.

Beth Foryszewski

National Account Manager

Beth joined the Landbay team in 2018 as BDM, helping brokers with their complex buy to let cases. Beth has worked in the specialist buy-to-let market since 2014 on both the lender side and distribution.

Beth works in the national accounts team, managing strategic relationships with our distribution partners. She is always looking for more ways to increase Landbay’s reach and forge strong relationships with our intermediary partners.

Gwen Feelgood

National Account Manager

Gwen joined the Landbay team back in 2019. She first started her career in financial services in 2014 and entered the mortgage industry in 2016.

Gwen works in the National Accounts team and is in close contact with clubs and networks to provide strategic distribution support. Her main goal is to find ways to reach more advisers and introduce them to Landbay's excellent proposition.

Rob Stanton

Sales and Distribution Director

Rob joined Landbay in August 2018 and offers over 22 years of experience in the buy-to-let mortgage sector. Before joining us, he was a senior underwriter at Paragon Bank for 15 years.

He joined us initially as Head of Sales for the Midlands. However, in 2024, he was promoted to his current position of Sales and Distribution Director. Rob's unwavering dedication to the business and ability to support his direct team and broader colleagues highlighted his natural leadership qualities. This, coupled with his deep understanding of the BTL market and his involvement with pricing strategies, has given him a well-earned promotion. He is now also a valued member of our executive team.

Since taking on this role, he has continued to work closely with our funding partners to ensure we are competitive and innovative in developing market propositions that benefit brokers and their clients.