Real estate finance

We partner with you to achieve the best possible return on equity by providing both development and investment funding solutions across various asset classes. We look at the individual merits of each case, rather than a set of pre-defined criteria. Find out why we’re trusted by some of the UK’s most respected property clients.

How can we help your business

Strategically tailored lending

We can craft solutions for the full deal cycle from first close and throughout, designed to fit your specific challenges and opportunities.
Flexible requirements

We offer loans from £5m to over £100m, typically providing senior investment and development debt at 50-65% LTV/LTC.
Experience in your sector

Our real estate experts are specialists across the property sector, including build-to-rent, student accommodation, commercial and residential.
Financing to enhance returns

We can help you to maximise the use of available equity and strengthen returns.

How we work together at every level

Fund level

We provide tailor-made financing and risk management strategies across all layers of the fund and throughout the fund lifecycle.

Real estate asset level

We offer assistance for the acquisition and development of specific property assets to achieve the best possible equity return.

GP and management level

We can support the GP team commitment to the fund with a structure to match the inflow of management fees, investments or to bridge the distribution of value locked up in prior fund commitment.

Our unique approach to fund finance

Profoundly experienced

Our team has decades of collective fund finance experience and a unique understanding of your sector’s opportunities.

Determinedly creative

We pride ourselves on our innovative and cost-effective strategies, created specifically to meet each client's needs.

Refreshingly human

Relationships are at the heart of our service, so you’ll benefit from long-term support from our committed team.

2024 Future Property report

In the 22 months since we published our first Future Property report, the UK economic and commercial real estate sector picture has changed dramatically.

2023 Future Living report

The findings from our third Future Living report align with what we continue to see: investors are looking through the near-term market volatility at the long-term trends that underpin the Living sector.

How we've helped our clients

Aberdeen Standard Investments

Crosstree Real Estate Partners

Find a solution tailored to you

Mark Bladon, Investec, sitting in conversation

Mark Bladon, Head of Real Estate, Investec

2025 will see us further evolve our offering, as we look to deliver on our even more ambitious lending targets. This will be driven by an appetite, and the capability, to write larger ticket loans and more development financing, whilst also building out our REALIS equity investment product.