Proposition-led growth draws senior talent back to Redwood
Redwood Bank’s recently refreshed specialist lending strategy is strengthening its broker proposition and attracting senior talent back to the business.
Throughout 2025, Redwood took a broker-led approach to evolving its lending offer, focusing on flexibility, certainty and speed in the areas that matter most to intermediaries handling complex cases.
That progress has now been reinforced by the return of a senior business development leader to the Bank, drawn back by the strength of the enhanced proposition and the Bank’s clear ambition for growth in 2026.
Chris Finnigan has rejoined its business development team, following a brief period away from the organisation, during which he witnessed the Bank’s evolution.
He previously spent more than eight years at Redwood during its early growth. His decision to return demonstrates confidence in how the Bank has strengthened its specialist lending proposition, delivering practical improvements shaped directly by broker feedback.
Chris said: “Seeing Redwood’s progress from the outside made it clear that the changes weren’t cosmetic. The proposition has evolved in ways that genuinely support brokers, with greater flexibility, clearer decisions and confidence in dealing with complex cases. Combined with the ambition for 2026, that made returning an easy decision.”
Recent enhancements include more competitive specialist lending across residential buy-to-let, HMOs, semi-commercial and commercial mortgages. Redwood has also introduced a streamlined Decision in Principle process for residential BTL investment cases, giving brokers greater clarity and certainty earlier in the transaction.
Gary Wilkinson, CEO, said: “We’ve been very deliberate in listening to brokers and turning their feedback into real action and change. The strength of our proposition today reflects that focused approach. Chris’s return brings very extensive experience and expertise to the business and is a powerful endorsement of the direction we’re taking and the momentum we’re building.”