Meet the senior team

Experience behind every relationship.

Clarendon Private Finance is built around personal relationships. Our senior team brings together decades of experience across specialist property finance, private banking and commercial leadership.

You have direct access to experienced professionals who understand the importance of discretion, know the market and remain personally involved throughout your financing journey.

The Clarendon Private Finance senior team
Our people

A direct relationship with people who understand the wider picture.

The team remains close to the detail from the first conversation through to completion.

Lucy Waters, Managing Director and Founder of Clarendon Private Finance
Managing Director & Founder

Lucy Waters

Lucy Waters brings more than 20 years’ experience in mortgages and specialist property finance, with extensive knowledge of the lending market and a strong network of industry relationships. She has built a reputation for handling complex and high-value property transactions and brings that depth of experience to her role with Clarendon Private Finance.

Lucy works closely with private clients, drawing on her market knowledge, experience and industry relationships to provide clear direction on complex financing requirements and wider property strategies.

Joseph Aston, Sales and Commercial Director of Clarendon Private Finance
Sales & Commercial Director

Joseph Aston

Joe Aston brings almost a decade of experience in specialist property finance, with particular expertise in high-value and complex transactions. He works closely with private clients, investors and property professionals, drawing on extensive knowledge of the lending market and a broad network of industry relationships.

Joe has experience across multi-property transactions, complex income profiles, international clients and more involved borrowing structures. His commercial insight and understanding of the market enable him to navigate complex financing requirements and bring clarity to transactions where experience and judgement matter.

Sam Gillmore, Head of Private Clients at Clarendon Private Finance
Head of Private Clients

Sam Gillmore

Sam Gillmore brings more than 20 years of financial services experience, including a decade as a regulated Private Banker. He has advised successful entrepreneurs and private clients on a wide range of financial requirements, building long-standing relationships founded on trust and discretion. Sam brings this private banking perspective to Clarendon Private Finance, alongside extensive knowledge of lending and a strong network across the financial services and property markets.

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