Lucie Abadi-Johns

High-impact leadership role | Direct influence on business growth | Established client base with real autonomy | Senior commercial decision-making If you’re an experienced Director looking for genuine influence, this role offers the opportunity to shape growth, lead high-value client relationships, and work directly alongside senior leadership to deliver long-term commercial outcomes. You’ll operate as a key part of the leadership team, combining client origination, team development, and strategic delivery. The environment is entrepreneurial, with the autonomy to make decisions and the expectation that you will actively contribute to the firm’s growth and market positioning. Benefits • Performance-related bonus scheme. • Pension scheme. • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays. About the Company You will be joining a growing professional services firm operating within the commercial property space, known for delivering complex, high-value advisory work. The culture is collaborative, commercially focused, and built around long-term client relationships and sustainable growth. Key Responsibilities • Build and develop long-term client relationships, generating repeat business and new revenue opportunities. • Lead, mentor, and manage a team, supporting performance, development, and progression. • Deliver expert advice on complex commercial property matters, including valuation and restructuring scenarios. • Contribute to strategic decision-making, operational performance, and overall business growth alongside senior leadership. About You • MRICS qualified and RICS Registered Valuer with a minimum of 5 years post-qualification valuation experience. • Proven track record of building client relationships and contributing to business development within a professional services environment. • Experience leading and developing teams within a commercial property or valuation setting. If this aligns with your experience and you’re open to exploring a senior leadership role with real impact, we’d welcome a conversation. Contact Fintelligent for more information or a confidential discussion, even if your CV isn’t fully up to date.

Fast-growing specialist lending team | Exposure to complex property finance deals | Clear route into legal or lending careers | Collaborative hybrid working If you’re looking to build a career in property finance or legal transactions, this Legal Transactions Executive – Bridging Finance role offers hands-on exposure to complex deals and real responsibility from day one. You’ll join a growing bridging finance team where your work directly supports the delivery of high-value transactions. The environment is structured but fast-paced, giving you the chance to develop technical knowledge while working closely with experienced underwriting and legal professionals. Package & Benefits • Salary £24,000–£26,000 per annum. • Hybrid working with 2 days per week in the office. • Exposure to complex bridging finance and property transactions. About the Company You will be joining an established financial services provider with a strong presence in specialist property finance. The business is growing its bridging finance offering and invests in building knowledgeable, capable teams to support that growth. Key Responsibilities • Support the coordination and delivery of bridging finance transactions from instruction through to completion. • Assist with the preparation and review of loan facility and security documentation. • Work with underwriting and operations teams to ensure all pre-completion conditions are satisfied. • Escalate legal or transactional risks to senior stakeholders where appropriate. About You • Experience in a legal, lending, banking or financial services environment. • Exposure to property finance or bridging finance is advantageous. • Experience supporting documentation, transactions or case management processes. If you’d like to explore this opportunity, even if your CV isn’t fully up to date, we’d welcome a conversation. Contact Fintelligent for more information or a confidential discussion.

Completions Team Leader – 1st Charge Mortgages Permanent | UK mortgage lender | First charge residential & specialist lending This is a hands-on leadership role within a 1st charge mortgage completions function, suited to an experienced completions professional who enjoys ownership, technical decision-making, and improving outcomes in a regulated environment. You’ll lead a completions team responsible for taking cases from offer through to funds release, ensuring every completion is accurate, compliant, and delivered with minimal friction for brokers, solicitors, and customers. The role combines people leadership with senior case oversight, risk control, and process improvement. Why this role? Genuine operational leadership – You are the senior escalation point for complex or high-risk completions, with real authority over decisions and outcomes. Technical depth, not volume processing – This is a role for someone who understands completions risk, legal documentation, and regulatory obligations, not just throughput. Influence over how things are done – You’ll shape workflows, contribute to policy and procedural updates, and help improve turnaround times without compromising compliance. Specialist lending exposure – Ideal for candidates who value complexity and judgement over purely vanilla residential work. The role You will be responsible for the end-to-end completions process for 1st charge mortgage cases, ensuring regulatory, legal and internal requirements are met at all times. Key responsibilities include: Leading, coaching and managing the 1st Charge Completions team against agreed SLAs and quality standards Allocating workloads, monitoring performance, and supporting capability development within the team Acting as the senior escalation point for complex, high-risk, or time-critical completions Overseeing completions from offer through to release of funds Reviewing and approving Certificates of Title and solicitor requests for funds Authorising release of mortgage funds within delegated authority Maintaining effective working relationships with solicitors, brokers, valuers and internal stakeholders Resolving completion-related issues quickly to avoid delays or customer detriment Ensuring adherence to FCA requirements, the UK Finance Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook, and internal policies Identifying and managing operational, legal and fraud risks within the completions process Supporting audits, QA reviews, and regulatory requests Reviewing workflows, tracking KPIs, and implementing process improvements where needed What we’re looking for Essential experience: Strong, hands-on experience in 1st charge mortgage completions Background in a specialist or complex lending environment preferred Previous experience leading a team or operating at senior case manager level Detailed understanding of the mortgage completion lifecycle and legal documentation Sound knowledge of FCA regulation and mortgage compliance requirements Desirable: Exposure to specialist products such as adverse credit, self-employed, complex income or buy-to-let Working knowledge of the UK Finance Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook CeMAP or equivalent qualification What matters in this role This role suits someone who is: Detail-focused, calm under pressure, and comfortable making risk-based decisions Confident dealing with solicitors and senior internal stakeholders Commercially aware, but uncompromising on compliance and customer outcomes Organised, proactive, and credible as a people leader Interested? If you’re an experienced 1st charge completions professional looking for a role with real responsibility, influence, and technical depth, we’d welcome a confidential conversation. Reach out to Lucie at Fintelligent to discuss or share your CV for immediate consideration.

Clear development pathway | Hands on underwriting exposure | Supportive senior team | Stable, growing lender If you are early in your lending career and want to build real underwriting capability rather than remain in an administrative role, this Junior Underwriter – Bridging Finance position offers structured exposure to live cases within a supportive, well resourced environment. You will work closely with experienced underwriters and gain end to end insight into bridging transactions. This role is designed for someone who wants to learn properly. You will be given time, access, and guidance to develop technical underwriting skills while contributing to a growing pipeline of quality business. Package & Benefits• Salary £35,000 to £40,000 per annum, depending on experience.• Annual bonus.• Private medical insurance and pension scheme.• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.• Hybrid working model. About the CompanyYou will be joining a specialist property lender in a strong growth phase, backed by a robust capital structure and a differentiated market proposition. The culture is collaborative and development focused, with an emphasis on building capability internally and supporting long term careers. Key Responsibilities• Support senior underwriters with assessment of bridging finance cases from initial review through to completion.• Review valuations, financial information, and supporting documentation to aid credit decision making.• Assist with issuing offers and managing cases through the underwriting pipeline.• Maintain accurate records and system updates to support reporting and case tracking. About You• Experience within bridging finance, mortgages, or specialist property lending in a support, processing, or underwriting role.• Exposure to reviewing lending documentation such as valuations, financials, or legal reports.• Experience working within a regulated or credit driven lending environment. If you are keen to develop a career in underwriting and would like to understand whether this role could be the right next step, we would be happy to talk. Contact Lucie Abadi-Johns for more information or a confidential discussion.