DEVELOPMENT FUNDING

Historically, traditional bank funding has been the primary source of financing within the UK property market for transactions requiring a financing component. Since the last credit crunch, bank lending has become significantly more restrictive within the real estate sector, particularly on the development funding side.  This has meant that a number of the traditional banks have all but pulled out of the market, leaving developers with few funding options.

At Knox Capital Solutions, we have built up strong relationships with a number of alternative lenders in a bid to combat this increasing challenge for development funding projects.  Today our established network offers clients a wide range of finance and funding options, including the new challenger banks, alternative institutional/professional lenders and private equity lenders, in addition to traditional high street banks.

Our team of experts is perfectly positioned to offer you the most up-to-date knowledge and advice regarding the full scope of finance and funding available in today’s marketplace.  Their expertise has helped multiple clients understand which active lenders are operating within the full breadth of the property industry, including their appetite levels, along with an in-depth understanding of the relative pricing for the different asset classes.

Whole Loans/Stretch Loans

Whole loans (sometimes referred to as Stretch loans) are a relatively new concept within the property sector.  Whole loans are loans provided by the same institution, but are able to accommodate both the senior debt element and the stretched debt element (mezzanine) at a blended margin. , Whole loans work well to reduce the equity contribution for relevant cases.

Mezzanine Funding

In addition to Whole loans, KCS is also experienced in the use of Mezzanine funding strips.  Traditionally, Mezzanine funding strips were used to reduce a client’s equity requirement by increasing or stretching the overall loan.

Mezzanine finance providers take a second charge behind a senior lender and have the ability to increase the overall loan.

Summary

Whether the client chooses a straight forward senior loan, or seeks to increase the loan by either utilising a whole loan or Mezzanine funding strip, we at KCS have access to a wide range of development funding solutions.

Did you know…

We are able to secure funding for up to 90% and potentially even higher of the total costs of a development scheme.

CASE STUDIES

We are extremely proud of our portfolio of work which demonstrates skills in a large array of disciplines, across a broad range of services. Each final product has been tailored to suit the needs of each client.

To view examples of our work, view our Development Funding case studies.

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