Investec appoints Hollie Sleigh as Head of Offshore Real Estate Lending

Investec Bank plc (Investec) announces the appointment of Hollie Sleigh as Head of Offshore Real Estate Lending. In this role, Hollie will lead a team providing high-net-worth clients, family offices and privately owned corporates considering real estate opportunities in the Crown Dependencies and the UK with tailored property financing solutions.

Hollie will support Crown Dependencies-based clients investing locally or accessing the UK real estate market, as well as UK-based high-net-worth clients investing in the Channel Islands. She will work closely between Investec’s onshore Real Estate teams and Investec’s offshore Private Banking teams to bring the full scale of Investec’s banking and lending offering to clients – whether that’s financing real estate investment, banking, buying homes or building a legacy. This strengthens Investec’s overall proposition, combining specialist real estate expertise with relationship-led banking and experience navigating complex cross-border structures.

Hollie grew up in the Channel Islands and worked there for 12 years before joining Investec’s Corporate Real Estate team in London three years ago. Her appointment combines local roots with onshore experience, supporting clients whose lives and investments often span more than one market.

Hollie will work closely with Emily Dawson, Head of Private Banking, and Andy Smith, Head of Financial Intermediaries, and the wider Private Client team across Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man, reflecting Investec’s team-based approach to delivering a bespoke, relationship-led service.

Jane Niles, Chief Executive Officer of Investec Bank (Channel Islands) Limited, said: “Hollie’s appointment strengthens our real estate proposition in the Crown Dependencies and enhances the expertise and experience we bring to clients who are looking to invest in, or structure their investments via, these jurisdictions. Our clients will uniquely benefit from Hollie’s deep local understanding and valuable onshore experience, having worked closely within our London teams, whilst bringing this together with our offshore private banking teams and ability to understand complex cross-border structures.”

Hollie Sleigh, Head of Offshore Real Estate Lending, Investec Channel Islands, said: “As someone who grew up in the islands and spent 12 years working there, I understand the local markets and the important role our Crown Dependencies play for internationally mobile clients. Over eight years with the Investec Group, I’ve gained invaluable real estate lending experience. I’m honoured to lead a team of experienced lenders and to work with our Private Banking colleagues in the Channel Islands as we bring together onshore real estate expertise with offshore private banking and corporate structuring capability to help clients create enduring worth.”

Investec has operated in the Channel Islands for more than 25 years, providing private banking, tailored lending and specialist finance solutions to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trustees and professional intermediaries. The business continues to invest in people and proposition across Jersey and Guernsey, supporting clients with day-to-day banking, home purchases and longer-term wealth and investment needs.