Graduate Analyst – Real Estate Lending

Fame Recruitment; West End; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Fame Recruitment is seeking a bright, ambitious Graduate Analyst for a fast-growing property finance business in London’s W1. You will gain hands-on exposure to the full lending process, assess enquiries, conduct research, and support credit decisions alongside experienced professionals.

This role suits a graduate with a genuine interest in real estate, credit, and property finance, offering exposure to brokers, borrowers, and deal negotiations while developing analytical skills and client

Qualifications

• 6 months to 1 year's experience in a similar role.
• A 2:1 or above in a business-related degree or equivalent
• A strong interest in property, finance and credit
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills with a high level of attention to detail
• Strong research, problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Strong client service and relationship-building skills
• A proactive, ambitious and entrepreneurial approach
• Experience with CoStar, Companies House, Zoopla or Rightmove would be advantageous, but is not essential

Responsibilities

• Assess enquiries from brokers and borrowers
• Conduct research on properties, comparables, cost plans and business appraisals
• Evaluate financial viability and make recommendations to the credit committee
• Attend borrower meetings and conduct detailed deal research
• Liaise with brokers and borrowers to obtain necessary information
• Assist in issuing Facility Agreements and sourcing valuations
• Reassess deals based on updated information
• Maintain the CRM system with pipeline updates
• Prepare presentations and internal loan book reviews
• Support the team with ad-hoc tasks to drive the business forward

Skills

Analytical and numerical skills

Research

Decision-making

Client service

Relationship-building

Education

2:1 degree or above in business-related field

Tools

CoStar

Companies House

Zoopla

Rightmove

Job description

Our client is a fast-growing property finance business based in W1, specialising in property-backed lending, with expertise across short-term funding, senior debt and moderate-LTV transactions.

As the business continues to grow, they are looking for a bright, ambitious Graduate Analyst to join their lending team. This is an excellent opportunity for a graduate with a genuine interest in real estate, credit and property finance to gain hands‑on exposure to the full lending process and work closely with experienced professionals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess enquiries from brokers and borrowers
• Conduct research on properties, comparables, cost plans and business appraisals
• Evaluate financial viability and make recommendations to the credit committee
• Attend borrower meetings and conduct detailed deal research
• Liaise with brokers and borrowers to obtain necessary information
• Assist in issuing Facility Agreements and sourcing valuations
• Reassess deals based on updated information
• Maintain the CRM system with pipeline updates
• Prepare presentations and internal loan book reviews
• Support the team with ad-hoc tasks to drive the business forward

Key Requirements:

• 6 months to 1 year's experience in a similar role.
• A 2:1 or above in a business‑related degree or equivalent
• A strong interest in property, finance and credit
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills with a high level of attention to detail
• Strong research, problem‑solving and decision‑making abilities
• Strong client service and relationship‑building skills
• A proactive, ambitious and entrepreneurial approach
• Experience with CoStar, Companies House, Zoopla or Rightmove would be advantageous, but is not essential

This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven graduate with 6 months to 1 year's experience in a similar role. to join a growing property finance business where you will gain genuine exposure to transactions, borrowers, brokers and the credit decision‑making process.

If you are ambitious, commercially curious and looking to build a career in real estate finance, apply today to be considered.

Fame Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to continually improving our diversity, equity, and inclusion practices.

Due to the high volume of applications, we regret that we are unable to respond to each applicant individually. If you have not been contacted by a consultant within 24 hours, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.