Shawbrook was founded in 2011 and employs close to 1,600 people and has 550,000 customers. It specialises in mortgages for professional landlords, property investors, and individual homeowners “with more complex income and credit profiles”, as well as motor finance in the specialist mass market and high-end luxury segments. Its loan book has grown from £1.4 billion to £17 billion since 2014. It plans to grow its loan book to £30 billion by 2030.