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£4.5m bridging facilities refinance vacant commercial assets in Dorset

Fri, 13 Nov 2026 07:40:00 GMT

The two facilities were completed within seven days of enquiry, refinancing properties in Poole and Bournemouth with vacant commercial space and differing asset management requirements.

Glasgow PBSA scheme secures £35.5m development finance

Fri, 13 Nov 2026 07:30:00 GMT

The 16-month facility will support the permitted development of a former office building, with the completed scheme due to provide studios, cluster rooms and shared amenities.

"Demand for good-quality rented homes isn't going away anytime soon." - Paragon Bank's Simon Cockerill on the current state of UK buy-to-let

Fri, 13 Nov 2026 07:20:00 GMT

We caught up with Simon Cockerill, commercial director of mortgages at Paragon Bank, and asked him about the opportunities emerging in the buy-to-let market, portfolio restructuring, and what landlords and brokers should expect over the next 12 months.

£900,000 bridge secured on two Grade II listed properties

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 07:59:00 GMT

The £900,000 raised covered an £800,000 purchase, with the remaining £100,000 going on stamp duty, legal costs and cosmetic works.

£1.3m overdraft facility for Cotswolds housebuilder

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 07:42:00 GMT

The facility was agreed at 55% LTV, with a gross funding amount of £1.3m.

£360,500 bridge secured on director’s mother’s home

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 07:01:00 GMT

The loan was set at 70% LTV against a Romford property independently valued at £515,000.

£3m bridge funds gas works clean-up for 144 homes

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 10:57:00 GMT

The 18-month facility was structured at 44% loan-to-value.

£5.5m development finance deal backs 18 Liverpool apartments

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 09:53:00 GMT

The 18-month development finance facility, at about 58% loan-to-value, will fund demolition and construction on Beaconsfield Road.

£2.1m development finance for 15-unit Addlestone scheme

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 13:08:00 GMT

The scheme is projected to lift the asset value from £1.56m on entry to just over £3m.

£2.69m refinance for Somerset holiday lodge park

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:30:00 GMT

A £2.69m term loan provides holiday let finance for a mixed-use lodge park in Somerset, replacing the borrower’s existing lender.

HTB completes Herne Bay MUFB refinance in under two weeks

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:19:00 GMT

Hampshire Trust Bank completed the £473,000 refinance 13 days after offer.

£570,000 bridging loan funds Southampton purchase with no deposit

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:04:00 GMT

Glenhawk lent at 75% loan-to-value against the Southampton property, with a second charge at 70% on the borrower’s main residence.

£458,000 semi-commercial mortgage refinances mixed-use bridge

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 07:40:00 GMT

TAB underwrote the loan on market rent rather than the higher passing rent paid by a related-party commercial tenant.

£1.43m bridge backs conversion of listed Swansea smelting shed

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 07:20:00 GMT

The former Upper Bank Works building will be converted into rental homes, with the £1.43m bridge funding refurbishment works.

£12.6m development loan funds 35-home scheme in West Sussex

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 07:15:00 GMT

The Cowfold scheme will deliver 35 homes, including 12 affordable units.

£4.1m split-tranche deal refinances 80-bed student portfolio

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 08:48:00 GMT

The 11 student houses provide 80 bedrooms and generate rental income of around £540,000 a year.

£2.6m bridging loan backs Reigate office-to-resi plan

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 08:15:00 GMT

The six-month facility was set at 70% LTV against a building that has stood empty for around two years.

Pallas Capital completes £10m refinance of Cotswolds hotel

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:35:00 GMT

The facility will support the 34-bedroom hotel through its trading ramp-up after it reopened in April following an extensive renovation.

Lincolnshire developer secures £3.03m facility to complete nine-home scheme

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:34:00 GMT

The 71.25% LTV loan will support construction completion over the next three months, with further sales expected.

Property refinance on £1.3m Cheshire asset completes in 10 days

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 07:27:00 GMT

The property refinance released capital against a £1.3m detached period property, putting the borrower in a position to pursue further auction purchases.