Latest specialist finance news

• Octane creates strategic development manager position to broaden reach 9 September 2026

  Former Shawbrook executive joins to enhance broker partnerships and distribution

• 'I don’t take for granted how quickly brokers have trusted us': Ben Keenan reflects on Pallas’ UK launch 9 September 2026

  A £200m funding line caps a strong first eight months for Pallas Capital's growing UK business

• Butterfield Mortgages provides £4.5m funding for central London BTL property acquisition 8 September 2026

  Lease extension, refurbishment plans and corporate restructuring accommodated in £4.5m deal

• MERA provides acquisition funding for £1.8m mixed-use site 8 September 2026

  Complex multi-use property secured with tailored funding solution

• Recognise secures £9.9m bridging loan against London and Glasgow commercial properties 8 September 2026

  A quick completion was required to repay the existing lender

• Recognise Bank joins the BDLA 7 September 2026

  Welcoming a new lender member ‘adds depth to the membership’, says BDLA

• Octane delivers £4.4m finish and exit for luxury Devon apartment scheme 7 September 2026

  Five apartments are already reserved at the Devon development

• Somo delivers 70% LTV second-charge refinance ahead of deadline 7 September 2026

  An Equitable Charge structure helped keep the transaction on track

• ‘Bridging was always on our roadmap’: Afin Bank reflects on regulated bridging product launch 4 September 2026

  John Smith discusses growth ambitions, underwriting philosophy and early demand for regulated bridging

• Roma Finance delivers £1.1m commercial bridge in seven days 3 September 2026

  Borrower secures short-term funding ahead of potential refinance

• Lakeshield and Ultra Property Finance partner on £1.7m loan for listed conversion 3 September 2026

  Title issues, planning deficiencies and a protected tenancy were addressed to meet a fixed deadline

• Alternative Bridging supports portfolio growth with £967,000 overdraft facility 3 September 2026

  Second-charge deal provides an experienced investor with capital for future acquisitions

• UTB uses bridging broker portal to complete auction deal in 14 days 3 September 2026

  Regulated bridging loan supported the purchase of a £515,000 auction property

• Precise supports intermediaries with bridging finance resource 3 September 2026

  Resource covers auction purchases, refurbishments and developer exit scenarios

• HREF lends £7.6m against Hertfordshire industrial assets 3 September 2026

  Investor will align rental income with market levels before seeking longer-term finance

• Pallas Capital secures £200m funding line to boost UK lending growth 2 September 2026

  European debt fund partnership enhances Pallas' lending capacity

• Aspen supports Cheshire home refinance with £1.9m bridge to let facility 2 September 2026

  Refinancing package supports retention of newly refurbished home

• TAB delivers bridging loan to fund £815,000 property purchase in Iver 2 September 2026

  Investor secures funding for property purchase with potential extension and value-add plans

• FRP Real Estate Advisory structures four-lender refinance for Reading office conversion 1 September 2026

  The complex deal involved splitting the property into seven separate leases

• SDKA expands underwriting capability with new appointment 1 September 2026

  New underwriter brings more than 10 years of experience across mortgages, underwriting and commercial finance