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£1.25m acquisition facility funds mixed-use Hertfordshire site spanning glasshouses, bungalows and farmland

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:30:00 GMT

MERA has completed a £1,249,500 acquisition facility at 70% LTV for a 50-acre mixed-use site near Hitchin, Hertfordshire, structuring lending across residential, commercial and agricultural elements after finding no standard template applicable to the asset.

£7.5m development finance facility backs ten-home Essex scheme with mid-build planning uplift

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:14:00 GMT

Shawbrook has provided a 23-month, £7.5m development finance facility for a ten-unit residential scheme in Shenfield, Essex, with the developer securing additional planning consent mid-build to expand the scheme's scope and increase its gross development value to approximately £11.5m.

£4.5m buy-to-let funding secured for two prime Central London properties through dual-SPV holding structure

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:29:00 GMT

Butterfield Mortgages Limited has provided £4.5m at 65% LTV for the acquisition of two prime Central London buy-to-let properties, structured through a holding company and two special purpose vehicles after the ownership arrangement evolved during the application process.

£9.9m bridging refinance completed at 52% LTV against London office and Glasgow industrial unit

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 07:56:00 GMT

Recognise Bank has completed a £9.9m bridging loan secured against two commercial properties in London and Glasgow, using title indemnity insurance to meet a tight repayment deadline for the existing lender.

Somo beats bridging deadline with equitable charge approach

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:36:00 GMT

Somo completed a bridging refinance in under two weeks by agreeing to proceed on an equitable charge basis when first charge consent threatened to delay completion.

Atelier completes £4.7m PBSA development finance loan for Aberdeen hotel conversion

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:40:00 GMT

Development finance lender Atelier has completed a £4.7m loan to convert a Category-A listed former hotel in Aberdeen into a 48-room PBSA scheme, structured at 70% LTV over 19 months.

£11.7m development finance facility backs 79-home Gainford scheme with 86% EPC A target

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:35:00 GMT

Paragon Development Finance has provided a £11.7m, 30-month development finance facility to support Wharfedale Homes' fourth North East scheme, delivering 79 homes in Gainford, County Durham, with a gross development value of £24.3m.

Property investor secures £967k overdraft facility against Stanmore residential asset

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:31:00 GMT

Alternative Bridging Corporation has provided a £967,000 second charge revolving credit facility to an experienced portfolio investor seeking on-demand acquisition capital without disturbing existing first charge finance.

Mercantile Trust completes £425,000 bridging loan in three days for portfolio landlord

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:05:00 GMT

Specialist lender Mercantile Trust has completed a £425,000 bridging loan in three days after a portfolio landlord needed to meet an urgent repayment deadline on a separate property.

£15.6m development finance secured for 92 supported living units in South-West London

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:06:00 GMT

United Trust Bank has provided two development facilities totalling £15.6m to fund the conversion of a former care home and a former convent in South-West London into 92 en-suite supported living units, with a combined gross development value of £26.5m.

Aspen completes £1.935m bridge to let in 14 days on super-prime Cheshire rental

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:27:00 GMT

Aspen has completed a £1.935m bridge to let facility in 14 days, giving an established property professional time to secure a tenancy on a super-prime Alderley Edge property and stabilise rental income ahead of a transition to long-term buy-to-let finance.

Developer secures £2.39m Isle of Wight land bridge refinance with one month to spare

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:05:00 GMT

A developer facing a one-month deadline on an expiring bridging facility used the Brickflow-powered search tool inside LandInsight to refinance a £2.39m land bridge on a 72-home Isle of Wight scheme, completing in three weeks.

£4.8m senior loan funds Chepstow Crescent refurbishment in prime Notting Hill

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:03:00 GMT

CapitalRise has completed a £4.8m senior development loan to fund the refurbishment and rear extension of a Victorian period home on Chepstow Crescent, one of Notting Hill's most recognised residential streets.

Roma Finance completes £1.1m commercial bridge in seven days for Denton food hall operator

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:08:00 GMT

Roma Finance completed a £1.1m commercial bridge in seven days, giving a Denton food hall operator breathing room to build a trading record and pursue longer-term finance.

FRP structures £1.1m, seven-lease refinance for Reading conversion scheme

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:16:00 GMT

FRP Real Estate Advisory has structured a £1.1m refinance across four lenders and seven leases to release equity from a completed office-to-residential conversion in Reading.

£1.12m bridging loan funds Grade II listed hotel refurbishment in Bath

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:26:00 GMT

Glenhawk has completed a £1.12m bridging loan on a Grade II listed boutique hotel in Bath, funding acquisition and full refurbishment for an experienced developer.

Guernsey commercial property portfolio refinanced with £8.17m Investec facility

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:55:00 GMT

Investec Bank (Channel Islands) has provided £8.17m in commercial property finance to Field Day, secured against three Guernsey assets spanning office, retail, car parking and leisure.

£3.9m Surrey office refinance completed as lenders retreat from the sector

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:34:00 GMT

Atom bank and P10 Financial Group have closed a £3.9m commercial office refinance in Surrey, with both parties crediting broker-lender communication as key to navigating complications on the case.

£746k bridge supports Leicester conversion awaiting building regulations sign off

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:45:00 GMT

The 12 month facility was completed at 63% LTV after outstanding building regulations sign off prevented the borrower from securing longer term finance.

The development finance problem nobody has quite solved

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:10:00 GMT

Permitted development rights have quietly created a new category of borrower, and the lending market has not fully caught up with it.