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Assetz Capital Appoints Robin Bruce as Senior Relationship Manager

Assetz Capital has appointed Robin Bruce as senior relationship manager for the South West and South Wales. The specialist property development lender stated that Bruce’s appointment is intended to support its target of building 1,000 homes across the region by 2028.

Bruce joins Assetz Capital from Lakeshield, where he worked as a business development manager. He brings six years of experience in development finance and has been involved in originating, structuring, and completing transactions in both bridging and commercial finance.

Assetz Capital reported that it has already provided development funding supporting the delivery of 702 homes across the South West and South Wales. The company aims to surpass 1,000 homes in the region by the end of 2028.

According to Assetz Capital, Bruce’s appointment is part of a broader strategy to expand its team in the region, with further hires planned for September. The lender highlighted its approach of building a national network with team members embedded in individual regions, aiming to understand local market dynamics and support SME housebuilders.

This development may be of interest to letting agents and inventory clerks monitoring new housing supply and development activity in the South West and South Wales.