In his new role, he will provide legal advice across the company’s operations.

Ryan has 15 years of experience working as a legal professional in the real estate sector, specialising in property and corporate finance.

He trained as a solicitor while at Allen & Overy before rising to become a senior associate for real estate finance and corporate lending team during a nine-year stint at the firm.

Ryan joins MFS from OakNorth Bank, acting as senior director for legal and transaction management for much of the four years he spent there.  

Commenting on his new role, Ryan said he was delighted to have joined the lender.

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“I was immediately struck by the leadership’s ambitious plans — there is a clear collective goal to expand the business, constantly deliver better products and services, and provide unwavering support to the broker and investor communities.

“Having worked across a number of real estate roles, I am excited to apply my experience to help MFS push ahead and achieve many more impressive feats in the years to come.”

Paresh Raja, CEO at MFS, added: “It is great to have Ryan join the MFS team.

“He brings a huge amount of skill and experience in the fields of property finance and real estate transactions, so he will undoubtedly play a key role in supporting us on our journey.”

The company is on track to achieve its goal of growing its overall loan book to £1.5bn in 2023.

It has also doubled its employee headcount since the start of 2022, with more than 100 employees now on the team.