He will take up his new role on November 1^st , following a period of garden leave.

At UTB, he will work together with the bank’s head of underwriting Nikki Brett and head of sales for bridging Owen Bentley to significantly grow its short-term lending business.

A well-known figure in the industry, Sundeep has over two decades of financial services experience.

Most recently, he worked as director of sales and member of the commercial executive committee at Together and was in charge of its intermediary channel.

During his time at Together, he led the firm’s re-entry to the market after it paused lending during the pandemic, and helped the lender develop its new lending strategy and build its sales team.

Prior to his role at Together, Sundeep was a national sales manager at Precise Mortgages.

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Sundeep will join other members of the UTB team as they exhibt at this year's Finance Professional Show on November 10^th .

Commenting on his appointment, Sundeep said: “I am really excited to get to work at UTB and I am looking forward to finally meeting the whole bridging team and catching up with people I haven’t seen since the summer.

"We have exciting plans to kick off as we set out on a journey to make UTB the first choice for all bridging finance.

“I was delighted to see that UTB picked up another award for its regulated bridging offering.

"We plan to win awards in every category at every awards next year; our aim is to be recognised as the best bridging lender in the market - full stop.”

Mark Stokes, CCO at UTB, added: “It has been a frustrating wait for Sundeep and the bank, but we are delighted that he is finally joining the team on the 1^st of November and can continue to build on what has been an extremely busy and interesting year for UTB’s bridging business.

“Owen and Nikki have been outstanding in maintaining bridging’s momentum and delivering a superb performance.

"I am confident that Sundeep, Owen and Nikki will be a strong and successful team, leading UTB’s bridging business to the top of the table and achieving our long-term objectives.”