Development Finance

Bespoke funding for experienced developers across a range of development schemes.

  • Loans from £1m to £30m
  • Relationship-led support from enquiry through to completion
  • Over £3bn in property development loans provided since 2016
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Why Shawbrook?

Our expert team is dedicated to building a detailed understanding of your client’s project, providing bespoke development finance tailored to their funding needs. 

And no matter if it’s a new build or a refurbishment project, you can count on us to see the project through to completion, working with you every step of the way, with funding as and when it’s needed. 

We’re here to help turn your clients’ blueprints into a reality. 

Development Finance highlights

  • Loans from £1m - £30m
  • Maximum 85% loan to cost
  • Loan terms up to 36 months
  • Maximum gearing 65% Loan to Gross Development Value (LTGDV) for new build and 70% LTGDV for refurbishment
  • NACFB's Development Lender of the Year 2021, 2022 & 2024

Reliable Development Finance for:

  • Experienced property developers
  • Residential, commercial and mixed-use developments
  • Development exits over £1m
  • High value residential projects
  • Student housing, senior living and co-living
  • Care homes
  • Phased development schemes
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Want to learn more?

Contact us today and our experienced team will be in touch to discuss your development project in more detail.

Our funding solutions

    Development Exit Finance

    Short-term funding to support projects beyond practical completion, helping manage delays, extend marketing periods or support your next project.

    Planning Assistance Loans

    Support clients looking to enhance planning permission and maximise site value before progressing to development phase.

    Bridging Loans

    From refurbishment to refinance – our bridging loans could be the fast finance solution for your client. 

    Commercial Mortgages

    Our expert team make light work of complex commercial property cases. They can support your clients to invest in a new property, refinance an existing portfolio or raise additional funds for further investment opportunities. 

    Buy-to-Let Mortgages

    Award-winning finance to help purchase a new investment, refinance an existing portfolio, or raise additional funds for your client to grow their property business.

    Healthcare Finance

    Shawbrook’s specialist healthcare finance team provide a range of funding solutions tailored to the unique needs of the healthcare sector to help you optimise cashflow, fund growth, support specific events or acquire new diagnostic equipment. 

    Development Finance case studies

      Spotlight on deals we’ve done that support property developers like you.

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      Case Study

      Shawbrook provides £3 million development exit facility to support Wimbledon scheme

      Shawbrook has provided a £2.98m development exit loan to support an experienced property developer in refinancing a partially sold residential scheme in Wimbledon, completing the transaction in just two and a half weeks from application.

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      Case Study

      Shawbrook and P10 Financial Group deliver £13m development facility to unlock new London Development

      Partnership supports experienced developer with delivery of 42 contemporary apartments in Wimbledon.

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      Case Study

      Teeing Up Development: Multi-Million-Pound Facility Funds Townhouses with the ‘Best View in World Golf’

      Shawbrook has provided a family-run limited company with a multi-million-pound development facility to build 4 high-end townhouses overlooking the Swilcan Bridge, adjacent to the 17th Green and 18th Fairway on the Old Course in St Andrews.

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      Shawbrook provides finance to a wide range of customers who value the premium experience, flexibility and certainty we deliver. We are a purpose-led organisation, with a focus on delivering long-term sustainable value for all our stakeholders.

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