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Navigating the Specialist Bridging and Development Finance Market for SME Developers
Introduction Q2 2025 has brought renewed momentum in the UK’s specialist finance market. For SME developers, understanding the distinct...

Dan Luxon
Aug 27, 20252 min read


Development Finance Checklist and what to expect from a Good Dev Finance broker...
Obtaining Development Finance is frankly extremely hard work. Gone are the days when you could sit down over a bottle of Claret with the...

Dan Luxon
Jul 29, 20253 min read


🏡 UK Property Market Outlook 2025–2026: Sales, Development & the SME Opportunity
As we pass the halfway mark of 2025, the UK property market is showing signs of cautious recovery. While challenges remain—especially...

Dan Luxon
Jul 22, 20252 min read


UK Property News - what do we expect for 2025
House prices hit a record high Data from Halifax shows that UK house prices hit a record high in January, climbing 0.7% month-on-month...

Dan Luxon
Feb 20, 20255 min read


Transforming a Kent House into luxury New Builds and a refurbished gem.
The Story This loan was specifically allocated for the purpose of redeveloping an existing detached house located in the picturesque...

Dan Luxon
Feb 19, 20252 min read


Strategic refinancing solutions for 2 marque properties
The story Our clients found themselves in a position where they needed to refinance the development debt associated with a newly...

Dan Luxon
Feb 19, 20251 min read


Strategic Financing for Luxury Development in Scenic Kentish Village
The Story The loan was to facilitate the development of 25 luxury flats situated in a picturesque Kentish village, renowned for its...

Dan Luxon
Feb 19, 20251 min read


The Fall (and subsequent Rise) of the Buy-To-Let Market.
Over the last few years, the Buy-To-Let (BTL) market has been dwindling; with the general consensus being it was finished. Done. Finito....

Dan Luxon
Oct 1, 20243 min read


A more buoyant market as we enter autumn
Historically, the August housing market has consistently been a slow decline from July over the last 18 years, which is consistent with...

Dan Luxon
Sep 4, 20242 min read


Why Impartial advice is more important now than ever
If nothing else the last year and a half has shown us that frankly anything can happen - and not necessarily in a good way! Markets in...

Dan Luxon
Jul 16, 20244 min read


£1,200,000 Semi-Commercial bridge and refinance to Commercial mortgage
The Story Our client had a requirement to release funds from a semi-commercial investment property in North London for the purpose of...

Dan Luxon
Jul 16, 20241 min read


£8,000,000 72 unit residential development in Stourport
The story In the depths of the pandemic our client contacted us to see if we could help fund a substantial development on the banks of...

Dan Luxon
Jul 16, 20242 min read


£3,400,000 equity/JV funding for complex development in Richmond
The Story Our client contacted us with a requirement to raise £3,400,000 of equity funding to purchase a range of existing buildings with...

Dan Luxon
Jul 16, 20241 min read


UK Housing Market - May
The UK housing market, whilst being much better than it was last year, has hit a wall and started to slow right down, due to the lack of...

Dan Luxon
May 15, 20243 min read


Monthly roundup - What happened in February
The last month has been one of major change in regards to the UK housing market and to the economy, and whilst this may seem like a...

Dan Luxon
Mar 11, 20248 min read


Whats new with development finance.
Due to the volatility of last year, the turmoil of the political landscape, soaring interest rates, the cost of living and uncertainty...

Dan Luxon
Feb 28, 20243 min read


The Section 106 Scandal
Section 106 is an agreement between a developer and the local authorities that allows for planning and development of affordable housing...

Dan Luxon
Feb 20, 20243 min read


Changes we expect to see in the housing market for 2024
Whilst 2023 was a year of turbulence and confusion for many within the property market, this coming year should have much more normalcy...

Dan Luxon
Jan 23, 20245 min read


Housing prices to remain steady as lower mortgages prompt increased demands.
Housing prices to remain steady as lower mortgages prompt increased demands!

Dan Luxon
Jan 11, 20242 min read


£4,000,000 development loan for complex residential scheme in the South West.
Manor House refurbishment and TownHouse scheme. Development finance loan of £4,000,000 through Paragon Bank for the refurbishment of an...

Dan Luxon
Jan 11, 20242 min read
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