Smart Money Loans is launching in Northern Ireland with the appointment of Gerry Doherty and Tony Brown offering NI brokers access to the wave of lenders targeting the province.

Paul Crewe, director at Smart Money Loans, said: “Lenders are beginning to wake up to the opportunities that Northern Ireland provides.

“Thanks to moves by a few more far sighted lenders, I am sure we are going to see more lenders follow suit this year and SML with staff on the ground is in a great position to help them develop their proposition in this important market.”

Gerry Doherty said: “There is a lot of pent up demand over here for alternative capital raising methods, particularly as remortgaging is proving to be more difficult for many would be borrowers, so I am sure SML will have plenty of work to do with brokers keen to make use of these facilities.”