Cardiff-based second charge mortgage provider, Optimum Credit, is poised to double its workforce after expanding to the city's latest grade A office scheme.
The company which has a 25% share of the 海角视频 market, has relocated to new and larger offices at the 89,000 sq ft No 4 Capital Quarter office scheme at the wider Capital Quarter development in the centre of the city.
The move supports its growth and job creation strategy following its acquisition in 2018 by Australian-owned finance venture Pepper Money.
Its new offices provides 18,500 sq ft of space to allow it to increase its current headcount of 130 to around 250.
The letting deal sees the No 4 Capital Quarter office scheme being fully let, as the well as the other office schemes in the development from JR Smart.
As well as expanding its second charge mortgage business, as part of Pepper Money's wider growth strategy, the Cardiff operation will also launch new product lines.
Optimum Credit's chief executive, Sam Marshall, said: “The move to the new offices at Capital Quarter reflect the growth we have experienced since we launched in 2014 and the ambitious plans we have to continue that under the ownership of Pepper Money.
“This is an important move for us in terms of what we can offer as an employer in Cardiff to attract and retain the best people.
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"We wanted the new offices to reflect our culture and who we are as a business. We’re not a traditional financial services company and we’re not a call centre.
"The majority of our roles are technical and highly skilled, and we have a casual office environment with our values and the social side of things being very important to us.
"We’ve established ourselves as a leading employer in Cardiff’s financial services sector, and we are confident that this growth is set to continue as we build and diversify the skills of our growing team.
Interiors company, Imium, were appointed to design and fit out the new premises.
The Cardiff office of property advisory firm Savills acted for Optimum Credit on securing its new offices.
Gary Carver, director in the business space team at Savills, said: “Optimum Credit provided us with a detailed brief for their new offices in Cardiff, which offer inspiring office space and enough room to enable their continued expansion.
"After an extensive search it was clear that 4 Capital Quarter gave them what they needed.”
The Cardiff office of Knight Frank acted for JR Smart.