MEZZANINE
FINANCE
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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
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Borrower or broker will contact us with outline details of the project.
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We will respond with any further questions.
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Once satisfied we will issue Indicative Terms to the borrower or broker. This is typically within one working day.
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Upon agreeing to the indicative terms, the borrower pays a commitment fee to continue the underwriting process.
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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.
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Following successful completion of underwriting process, satisfaction of any conditions precedent and execution of legal documentation, funds are released and the deal becomes live.
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Subject to loan type, we may require a project monitoring surveyor or other professional party to undertake regular visits to assess progress and timelines.
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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.