Norton promotes Percival; Kuflink rehires Narwal
Norton Home Loans and Kuflink have both announced key leadership appointments as each lender sharpens its focus on intermediary relationships and lending operations.
Specialist lender Norton Home Loans has promoted Laura Percival (pictured left) to head of lending amid continued demand for its residential and second charge mortgage products.
Percival will now oversee the lender’s overall lending strategy and underwriting operations, working closely with brokers to address complex customer needs. She will also act as the main contact for broker feedback, support case progression and help refine Norton’s lending criteria.
With more than 10 years at the Norton group, Percival has held roles in debt management, sales and lending. Since joining the lending department in 2018, she has progressed through positions including underwriter, team leader, and lending manager. Most recently, she served as servicing team manager, overseeing operations and internal reporting.
“I’m really proud to be stepping into this role,” Percival said. “Having worked my way up through the department, I understand how important it is to combine strong underwriting with common sense and a personal touch. I’m looking forward to working even more closely with brokers and to help drive improvements that make it easier for them to place cases with us as we help support their clients.”
Meanwhile, bridging lender Kuflink has reappointed Ranjit Narwal (pictured right) as head of origination as it looks to strengthen its presence in the short-term lending space.
Narwal rejoins the Kent-based firm after a year with Connect for Intermediaries, bringing over 35 years of experience in financial services, including roles at Mortgage Express, IGroup, and Endeavour Personal Finance.
“Kuflink historically has a strong reputation for getting bridging and development finance cases done but had become something of a well-kept secret for brokers in the know, as the business concentrated on developing its P2P platform,” said Narwal.
“Kuflink is one of very few bridging lenders that does not rely on corporate funding and has a close knit team with a huge amount of lending experience. These are the reasons why I am so excited to be coming back and taking on the role of turbocharging Kuflink’s short term lending presence in the broker market.”
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