Aldermore Property Development Finance

Aldermore Bank are now offering property development finance for experienced property developers with a good track record, looking to new build residential developments, or light and heavy property refurbishment. Aldermore do have an emphasis on quality developments in the South East, London and the Midlands specifically, however the finance is available right across England and Wales.

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Masthaven Bridging Finance win two more awards

27th September 2013 Masthaven Bridging Finance recently added two more prestigious awards – Claire Wasbrough won “Underwriter of the Year” whilst Masthaven won Best Bridging Proposition at the recent B&C awards. Vision Finance is able to arrange bridging finance and secured loans with Masthaven. Masthaven are a no nonsense lender willing to lend up to

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1bn makeover of the site of Londons Lots Road power station is underway

26th September 2013 A £1bn makeover of the site of London’s Lots Road power station is underway, transforming a section of the north bank of the Thames for the first time in 100 years. Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa Properties will develop 706 homes on the eight-acre site, 275 of which will be affordable. The official

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Blemain Group to raise GBP 200m of high yield bonds

Jerrold Holdings is seeking to raise £200 million of high-yield bonds to increase its funding lines. Jerrold Holdings, the holding company of Blemain Group, is set to raise £200 million worth of capital via five-year senior secured notes. Within the lending syndicate, Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, Lloyds Banking Group Plc and Jefferies Group

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Standard Life enters Commercial Mortgage market with 250m fund

Standard Life Investments has entered the commercial real estate debt market for the first time with a £250 million pot to invest. The group has a segregated mandate on behalf of its parent Standard Life Assurance to spend the money on high-quality secured loans in the UK market, the company stated. The real estate and

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Prime property sales and lettings in London remain strong, when newly refurbished

Prime property sales and lettings in London were stronger than expected last month but poorer quality properties are not moving, the latest estate agent report from W.A. Ellis suggests. The agent experienced a stronger month with multiple sales but it warns that stock levels remain low, particularly in the below £2 million property sector and

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Alexander McQueens Mayfair property goes on sale

Three years after the influential London designer committed suicide, the property that Lee Alexander McQueen had planned to renovate and live in is ready to go on sale. The Mayfair property that Alexander McQueen was planning to renovate and call home is set to hit the property market three years after the designer took his

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Lending at Shawbrook passes GBP 1 billion mark

New bank Shawbrook Bank has exceeded £1 billion in lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and individual customers in the UK since its launch in 2011. The challenger bank has now lent £766m to SMEs and nearly £369m to personal customers. Shawbrook, which broke even after 16 months of trading, cited its network of

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Secured lending forecast to beat 2012 total by September

The Secured Loan Index today reported that secured lending in 2013 will, by mid-September, surpass the total lending volume for 2012. Despite the first significant drop in month-on-month lending seen this year, August 2013 shows a monthly, year-on-year increase of 15.60% compared to August 2012, which stood at £34,675,253. Secured loans have now become a recognised

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UK property market not overheating

Just 2% of consumers fear that the housing market is overheating though most believe conditions are improving, the latest BSA Property Tracker report reveals. When asked what one word they would use to describe the housing market now, one in five people said ‘recovering’. A further fifth said that the market is ‘stable’ and just

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