As CEO, David drives the business forward on a daily basis. His passion and expertise is reflected through his active engagement and strong relationship with other industry leaders and lenders.
He is often called upon to give advice on lending criteria and help design new products. A colourful figure within the industry, David is renowned for telling it like it is. He is frequently asked for comment by both the national and trade press and is a regular speaker at industry events. David was voted Mortgage Personality of the Year at the Mortgage Strategy Awards 2017.
In January 2007 David launched Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages in a joint venture with the Wilky Group. Keystone loaned c£200m of mortgages before withdrawing from the market in December 2008. The Keystone lending brand was relaunched in 2012 with funding from Aldermore Bank and in 2015 by Paratus AMC.
It continues to go from strength to strength, and is now a specialist buy to let lender.
Hollie has been a long-standing member of the Keystone team and has one of the most important roles to maintain. As Chief Morale Officer she makes daily visits to everyone’s desks and provides them with cuddles. Her favourite thing to do is to take naps and eat treats.
Elise is responsible for the day to day management of the Keystone office, this includes supervising and managing the functionality and overall growth of the business. Elise has over 10 years of experience in the financial services industry, having worked in the Portfolio Restructuring Unit at Commerzbank responsible for investing in and managing UK mortgage portfolios.
As Sales and Marketing Director, Phil is responsible for the business managers, marketing and sales strategy. His extensive experience of buy to let is invaluable when assessing whether deals are a good fit with the Keystone products and criteria. Phil spends much of his time at events speaking to brokers about Keystone's offerings and discussing the buy to let market, so if you haven't yet met him, why not give him a call to arrange a meeting.
Moises supports brokers in the South East and London, helping them find solutions for their customers’ complex finance needs. With a wealth of experience from mainstream and specialist lenders, Moises will be able to assess cases quickly and efficiently to see if Keystone can help. Moises has worked in the Financial Services Industry for over 18 years.
Paul supports brokers in the South West, helping them find solutions for their customers’ complex finance needs. Paul has 38 years’ industry experience and has worked on both the lending and broking sides of the property finance business. During his career he has worked as a corporate lending manager for both Barclays and Lloyds before moving onto the specialist buy to let lenders, primarily Paragon Mortgages and latterly Fleet Mortgages. Many in the mortgage industry will no doubt also know Paul from his 13 years as managing director of TBMC.
Louise supports brokers in the Midlands, and she joins Keystone with over 15 years of financial services experience, most recently having worked at Amicus, where she served for over two years, and Aldermore, for nearly a decade.
Gary supports brokers in the North West including Manchester, Liverpool, Preston and down to Stoke-on-Trent. He has a background in specialist lending. Gary joined Keystone from Together Money. Before that he worked at Santander.
Sara supports brokers in the North East, from the border with Scotland down as far as Nottingham. She has more than 30 years' experience within the financial services industry and is an expert in buy to let mortgages. Before joining Keystone, Sara worked as a business development manager at Skipton Building Society.
Phillip Spacey works alongside Ellie Boys supporting brokers in Derby and Leicester. He is an office-based BDM who also answers the broker hotline, deals with new registrations and updates brokers on the progression of their cases. Phillip has worked in financial services for more than five years. Before joining Keystone he was a mortgage underwriter with Halifax and prior to that he worked at Kent Reliance servicing open mortgages.
Ellie works alongside Phillip Spacey supporting brokers in Derby and Leicester. She is an office-based BDM who also answers the broker hotline, deals with new registrations and updates brokers on the progression of their cases. This is Ellie's first BDM role. Before joining Keystone she worked in a sales role at a local estate agents. She has a Level 2 City & Guilds qualification in residential sales.
Janine works alongside Phillip Spacey supporting brokers in Derby and Leicester. She is an office-based business manager. Her main roles are answering the broker hotline, dealing with new broker registrations and deals as well as updating brokers with the status of ongoing cases.
Janine has previously worked as a customer service administrator, a few years ago she worked as a negotiator in an estate agency as well as working as an administrator at a mortgage brokers.
Mat is an office-based business manager. His main roles are answering the broker hotline, dealing with new broker registrations and deals as well as updating brokers with the status of ongoing cases.
Prior to joining Keystone Mat worked as a commercial manager at Sainsbury's for 12 years. As well as this Mat completed the full CeMAP qualification in November.
Zoe is responsible for developing, implementing and executing the overall marketing strategy, she works closely with the Business Development Managers. Creating and organising both online and offline marketing activities, including events and awards.
As the youngest member of the team Bentley takes his job very seriously, Head of Security he sniffs out any danger and likes to greet everyone at the door. His favourite thing to do is to play and go out for long lunchtime walks.
Working closely with the business development managers Penelope is responsible for implementing and executing the overall marketing strategy as well as maintaining the Keystone Property branding. She joined Keystone in January 2019 and brings with her over 7 years of marketing experience.
Mike works for both Keystone Property Finance and Mortgages for Business to ensure that all propositions are placed with the most appropriate lender.
Ashley has 6 years-experience in mortgages, with the last 3 years in an underwriting capacity within the specialist buy to let sector. He joined Keystone Property Finance in November 2016 and has been heavily involved in shaping the underwriting process. It is Ashley's responsibility to determine whether the risks involved in offering the mortgage to a borrower are acceptable or not.
Prior to joining Keystone, he worked for Kent Reliance where the majority of the cases were buy to let, although he has some experience of shared ownership and residential applications. Previously, he worked for Charles Cameron & Associates in the City, along with spells at Chelsea Building Society and RBS.
Anne joins us from Santander where she worked as a Mortgage Advisor and Mortgage Underwriter for over 30 years. Anne works alongside Mike Freeman and Ashley Boorman analysing the cases submitted to Keystone. It is her responsibility to determine whether the risks involved in offering the mortgage to a borrower are acceptable or not.
Prior to joining Keystone Nikhil worked for AZN (Australia, New Zealand Bank) for 3 and a half years in a Senior Credit Assessment Officer role. He has had over 7 years of experience in Banking and Financial Services.
Nikhil works within the underwriting team analysing the cases submitted to Keystone. He is responsible for sourcing and analysing the risks involved in offering the mortgage to a borrower.
Michelle joins the team from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank having worked in banking her whole career. Michelle brings a wide range of credit, treasury, risk and compliance knowledge from working in both large and small banks in the city in various roles.
Michelle reports in to the Operations Manager, Elise Coole, and her responsibilities are ensuring that significant emerging financial, operational and reputational risks are identified at an early stage. Additionally she will work to build risk and control awareness across the whole business helping the senior management team embed robust risk management.
Previous to working at Keystone Matt was a dental technician for five years, he came to Keystone for a change of career.
Matt reports in to the Head of Risk, Michelle Relyea, and his responsibilities include producing accurate management information for senior management. Advising on the risks associated with the mortgage business. Matt also helps to ensure risk and controls are built in across the business.
Alison is responsible for managing the pre-offer team. Alison will ensure that all applications are processed through to offer by her team in a friendly and efficient manner.
Before joining Keystone Property Finance Alison worked for Lloyds Banking Group as a Team Leader for various departments with a total of 7 years of experience.
Amy is responsible for managing the pre-offer team ensuring that the team are driving the applications through to completion in a timely and organised manner. With Amy's experience in case management, she is able to answer any questions brokers or their clients may have throughout the process.
Previously working as the Head of Case Management overseeing procedures, Kayleigh is now responsible for implementation of improvements within the Keystone Origination System and MyKeystone.
Kelly is responsible for handling submitted cases, processing them through to completion. Kelly will ensure all cases are dealt with in a professional and efficient manner, answering any questions brokers or their clients may have along the way. Kelly is a very knowledgeable case manager with over 10 years experience working in the industry. Kelly spent five years working as a mortgage underwriter for the Halifax and just over five years working within a case management team at a local brokerage.
As a senior case manager, Beckie oversees the processing of pre-offer cases submitted to Keystone, ensuring they progress from application to offer in smooth and timely fashion.
Prior to joining Keystone, Beckie worked at brokerage firm Mortgages for Business as a senior case manager that processed cases from offer to completion. Before this she worked in a family run restaurant as a shift manager.
Morgan is responsible for handling submitted cases, and processing them through to completion. She ensures all cases are dealt with in a professional manner, answering questions from brokers and their clients. Prior to joining Keystone Morgan worked as a business administrator for a local printers.
Samantha is responsible for processing full mortgage applications through to offer efficiently. Samantha will deal with all cases in a professional and efficient manner, answering any questions brokers or their clients may have along the way. Prior joining Keystone Property Finance, Samantha worked at Cabot Credit Management for just over seven years, where she undertook numerous roles across different departments.
Molly is part of the case management team that focus on processing applications through to completion. Responsibilities include ensuring all cases are dealt with in a professional manner, answering questions from brokers and their clients. Prior to joining Keystone, Molly worked within retail and hospitality in Australia. Returning to the UK, Molly approached us looking for a career in financial services.
Elle is responsible for processing full mortgage applications through to offer efficiently. She will be working with brokers to ensure applications are processed in a timely and professional manner.
Prior to Keystone Property Finance, Elle worked as a Social Media & Software Trainer for 4 years. She is a confident public speaker and intends to continue developing her skills by completing CeMap during her time at Keystone.
Karen is responsible for processing full mortgage applications through to offer efficiently. She will be working within the pre-offer team to ensure applications are processed in a timely and professional manner.
Prior to Keystone Property Finance, Karen worked as the Office Manager for a small, local family run business and prior to that was a Primary School Teacher for 5 years. She has over 20 years administration experience and is keen to develop her career in the mortgage industry. She hopes to increase her knowledge and skills within the industry by completing CeMap during her time at Keystone.
Ben supports the pre-offer team and is responsible for processing applications through to offer. He will deal with all cases in a professional and efficient manner, answering any questions brokers or their clients may have along the way.
Prior to Keystone Property Finance, Ben worked in the savings team of a small, ethical bank.
Shannan is responsible for processing full mortgage offers through to completion efficiently.
Prior to Keystone Property Finance, Shannan worked at SearchFlow as a Helpdesk Advisor where she was responsible for handling searches, data provider and solicitor queries.