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£510,000 refurbishment loan funds North West HMO purchases

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:31:00 GMT

A refurbishment loan from Funding 365 is helping a landlord acquire and upgrade three HMO properties in Cumbria and Lancashire following an auction purchase.

In the Spotlight with Andy Bickers

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:35:00 GMT

We caught up with Andy Bickers, commercial director at Kensington Mortgages, and asked him about current risk appetite among property investors, the professionalisation of the sector, and what is likely to be the biggest impact investors will see in the next two years.

HTB restructures £1.6m development finance for Norfolk scheme

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:56:00 GMT

Hampshire Trust Bank restructured a £1.6m development finance facility to keep a Norfolk housing scheme on track after a funding source was withdrawn.

£458k refurbishment loan funds complex probate acquisition

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:39:00 GMT

Avamore has provided a £458k refurbishment loan to help a repeat borrower acquire and refurbish a complex probate property with unregistered land.

FRP secures £85m hotel portfolio funding in the South West

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:02:00 GMT

FRP Real Estate Advisory has arranged £85m of hotel portfolio funding for a privately owned South West operator, structured as a senior facility with a committed accordion.

Title insurance drives fast £1.2m bridging completion

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:16:00 GMT

Precise has completed a £1.2m bridging finance deal in 11 working days, using title insurance to speed up a time-sensitive development refinance.

Aldermore backs £11.7m Southernwood portfolio refinance

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:10:00 GMT

Aldermore has provided an £11.7m commercial real estate facility to support Southernwood's residential portfolio across the Midlands and Yorkshire.

Foundation backs complex Oxfordshire holiday let case

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:15:00 GMT

A complex holiday let case in Burford, Oxfordshire, shows how Foundation's specialist holiday let mortgages can unlock tricky applications.

£13m development facility funds 33 Birkdale homes

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:44:00 GMT

United Trust Bank has provided £13m in development finance to support a £19m, 33-home residential scheme in Birkdale.

Roma Finance and Karaya Capital fund £1.25m residential scheme in Kent

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:57:00 GMT

Roma Finance has partnered with Karaya Capital to arrange development finance supporting a £1.25m residential scheme in Rochester, Kent.

£20.5m structured facility backs 214-home portfolio buy

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:06:00 GMT

GB Bank has provided a £20.5m structured funding facility to support a funding partner's acquisition of a 214-unit residential portfolio.

Atom completes £1.1m commercial loan on care home asset in five weeks

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:04:00 GMT

Atom bank delivered a £1.1m commercial property finance deal in five weeks, helping a borrower dodge a costly bridging loan penalty.

Sidcup residential conversion lands £6.8m STB loan

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:14:00 GMT

Cubica Capital has secured a £6.8m residential property investment loan from Secure Trust Bank to refinance a converted Sidcup office block.

£945k refurbishment loan turns former guesthouse into HMO

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:26:00 GMT

Avamore has completed a £945k refurbishment loan to fund the redevelopment of a former guesthouse into a house of multiple occupancy.

£2.95m bridge refinances Shrewsbury conversion

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:03:00 GMT

A £2.95m bridging loan has helped a developer repay its existing lender and complete an office-to-residential conversion in Shrewsbury.

£900k refinance frees equity for Birmingham commercial landlord

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:59:00 GMT

A £900k commercial refinance has released equity from a Grade II listed office building in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter to fund further acquisitions.

Close Brothers back gs8's Radlett housing scheme with £20m development finance deal

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:20:00 GMT

Close Brothers Property Finance has agreed £20m in development finance to support gs8's 52-home scheme in Radlett, worth £47m GDV.

£2m bridge funds Cheshire holiday let transformation

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:04:00 GMT

A £2m bridging finance facility has helped a developer complete the conversion of a former Cheshire pub into a luxury holiday let.

Together refinances complex 54-unit property portfolio

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:04:00 GMT

Together has completed a portfolio refinance for a landlord with 54 units spread across residential, commercial and semi-commercial property.

Atom completes £2.35m commercial mortgage for Mayfair hotel

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:05:00 GMT

Atom bank has completed a £2.35 million commercial mortgage to reopen a Mayfair hotel that had stood closed since the pandemic.