This page aggregates news, case studies, and lender updates on development finance for residential and mixed-use schemes. Read below for coverage tailored to developers and brokers in this space.
The top-up is part of the 10-year housebuilding programme already funded — and takes total capital investment past £40bn
Eddie Trahearn on why a treasury background gives you the fullest picture of a bank and what brokers really need
Hampshire Trust Bank's Neil Leitch on why demand-side housing schemes won't work without radical planning reform
Jonathan Rubins of Alternative Bridging Corporation on growth, institutional backing, and why human judgement still wins in complex finance
Glenhawk's new sales and marketing chief on developer pivots, lender funding questions brokers should ask, and a wholesale proposition overhaul
Builders started work on nearly 36,000 new homes last quarter – a timely jump for a sector under pressure
Defaults are moving the other way
FIBA's Christine Newell on removing the barriers keeping mainstream brokers out of specialist property finance
Sector completions dropped sharply in the year's first quarter
ONS data shows the UK economy expanded for a second consecutive month in July, but industry figures urge caution over affordability pressures
