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£18m PBSA refinancing secured for Edinburgh's Pepper Mill development

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:26:00 GMT

Danehurst has refinanced The Pepper Mill, a 155-studio PBSA development in Edinburgh, with an £18m facility from Secure Trust Bank Real Estate Finance at 63% LTV.

In the Spotlight with Rana Ali

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:45:00 GMT

We caught up with Rana Ali, director of distribution for lettings at Paymentshield, and asked him how landlord insurance is changing in 2026, what this means for compliance, and what landlords should prioritise when reviewing their portfolio strategy.

£16m PBSA loan funds Cambridge student accommodation overhaul

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:34:00 GMT

Atelier has completed a £16m PBSA development finance loan to refurbish and reposition a 150-bed first-generation student accommodation scheme in Cambridge.

£1.4m rural refinance completed after mainstream lenders walk away

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:37:00 GMT

Redwood Bank completed a £1.47m rural refinance secured against a portfolio of industrial units after other lenders were put off by agricultural ties and the property's rural location.

£5.32m development finance facility funds 43 Sheffield apartments

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:02:00 GMT

Paragon Development Finance has provided a £5.32m development finance facility to fund 43 apartments and four commercial units in Sheffield's regenerating Kelham Island district.

£895,000 ground-up development loan completes on Bromley two-home scheme

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:21:00 GMT

Avamore Capital has provided an £895,000 development loan for a two-home ground-up scheme in Bromley, backing a first-time developer against a near-expiry planning consent on a 15-month facility structured at 70% loan-to-GDV.

£2.95m bridging loan backs Liverpool city centre apartment scheme

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:11:00 GMT

District & County Investments has completed a £2.95m net bridging facility in 14 days to support a Liverpool brownfield site set to deliver more than 150 city centre apartments.

Grade II listed home secured at auction with £600,000 regulated bridging loan in six days

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:36:00 GMT

United Trust Bank completed a £600,000 regulated bridging loan in just six days, using free AVMs and dual legal representation to meet a tight auction deadline on a Grade II listed property.

£7.01m commercial mortgage refinance consolidates debt for Bicester hotel and spa

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:45:00 GMT

LHV Bank has completed a £7.01m commercial mortgage refinance for Bicester Hotel Golf & Spa, consolidating multiple debt facilities into a single structure at 70% LTV over five years.

£801k bridging loan backs Liverpool Victorian mixed-use redevelopment

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:23:00 GMT

The £801,500 bridging loan was structured at 70% LTV over 12 months to support the acquisition of a four-storey Victorian mixed-use property in Liverpool.

£642,000 bridging deal supports Kent buy-to-let expansion

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:35:00 GMT

A £642,000 bridging finance facility has enabled the acquisition and refurbishment of two buy-to-let properties in Kent, with funding secured against three assets.

£21m facility backs Cardiff office purchase

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:53:00 GMT

FRP Real Estate Advisory has arranged a £21m commercial acquisition loan with Shawbrook for the purchase of a Cardiff office building.

£13.3m facility supports Chester care home project

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:14:00 GMT

Paragon has agreed a £13.3m development finance facility with North Bay Group to support a new 75-bed care home in Chester.

£200k bridge rescues Grade II conversion stalled by bank

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:28:00 GMT

SDKA has completed a £200,000 bridging finance deal into an SSAS pension fund, securing the redevelopment of a Grade II listed former school in Leicester.

£2.66m bridging facility backs Manchester redevelopment site

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:53:00 GMT

Recognise Bank has completed a £2.66m bridging finance facility to support a regional developer's redevelopment of a former social and recreational site in Burnage, Manchester.

£42m loan funds new industrial units in Loughborough

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:24:00 GMT

Investec Real Estate has provided a £42m loan to support industrial development at Falcon Business Park in Loughborough.

Paragon backs new 71-bed Birmingham care home

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:11:00 GMT

Paragon Development Finance is supporting a new 71-bed care home in Birmingham, expected to reach a mature trading value of over £25 million.

£8.1m loan funds ground-up apartment scheme in Poole

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:14:00 GMT

Atelier has structured an £8.1m development finance deal at 70% LTV for a new borrower delivering 13 apartments in Poole.

£11.7m development loan to fund 120,000 sq ft self-storage expansion

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:17:00 GMT

OakNorth has provided £11.7m in self-storage development finance to Cinch Self Storage, funding two new purpose-built facilities in Bedford and Leeds that will add more than 120,000 sq ft of lettable space to the operator's 27-site portfolio.

£1.75m bridge secured against West Kensington buy-to-let block for school group

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:15:00 GMT

Precise has completed a £1.75m bridging finance facility for the owner of a private school group absorbing additional VAT costs rather than passing them on to parents, with the loan secured against a block of five buy-to-let flats in West Kensington.