Stretch your borrowing further with one of our mezzanine loans. Here we will subordinate to a senior loan provider reducing your equity requirement.

Loan Criteria

Who we lend to
Experienced property developers

Typical borrower
A developer looking to stretch their borrowing ability and reduce equity requirement

Types of project
Residential-led, mixed-use, office to resi conversions, new builds

Rates
15% + p.a.

General criteria
Experienced developer, with similar schemes undertaken previously preferred. Additional security / P.G. may be required

Asset type
Residential led, multiple units, conversions and new build

Loan size
Up to £1,000,000

Term length
Up to 24 months

LTC
95%

LTGDV
75%

Where
London, Home counties, South East, South West and Midlands

Our Process

  • Borrower or broker will contact us with outline details of the project.

  • We will respond with any further questions.

  • Once satisfied we will issue Indicative Terms to the borrower or broker. This is typically within one working day.

  • Upon agreeing to the indicative terms, the borrower pays a commitment fee to continue the underwriting process.

  • Further due diligence will be undertaken which may include additional information gathering, legal & property DD, valuations, surveys and professional reports, as well as security and facility documentation.

  • Following successful completion of underwriting process, satisfaction of any conditions precedent and execution of legal documentation, funds are released and the deal becomes live.

  • Subject to loan type, we may require a project monitoring surveyor or other professional party to undertake regular visits to assess progress and timelines.

  • Upon successful exit from the project, the borrower repays us along with any outstanding interest.

Case Study

Bucks
Mezzanine Finance

  • LOAN: £750,000

  • LTC: 85%

  • LTGDV: 70%

  • Acquisition cost: £5.5m Build cost: £4.75m GDV: £14m

  • Commercial unit with planning to convert to 55 residential apartments.

  • Mezzanine loan sitting behind a challenger bank’s net development finance facility of £8.75m.