Commercial Finance

Development finance

Funding for ground-up development and major refurbishment, where offered.

Who it is for

Developers and investors funding a build or a substantial refurbishment. Suited to ground-up residential or commercial schemes, conversions, and heavy refurbishment projects with a clear plan and exit.

The problem it solves

Development finance is released in stages against the build, not as a single lump sum, and lenders assess the scheme, the costs and the developer's track record. Getting the facility structured to match the build programme matters as much as the headline rate. The market ranges from mainstream lenders to specialists, and criteria differ sharply.

Development finance

Typical situations

Funding a ground-up residential or commercial development.

Financing a conversion, for example offices to residential.

Funding a heavy refurbishment beyond the scope of a standard mortgage.

Arranging finance staged against a build programme.

Planning the exit onto a sale or longer-term facility on completion.

How Verion helps

Where offered, we assess the scheme and the costs, and match it to development lenders whose criteria fit.

We help structure the facility so drawdowns align with the build programme.

We explain interest, fees and how the facility runs across the build before you commit.

We help plan the exit, whether a sale or a refinance onto a longer-term product.

The process

  1. Assess the scheme

    We review the project, the costs, the programme and the planned exit.

  2. Match to lenders

    Where offered, we identify development lenders whose criteria fit the scheme.

  3. Structure the facility

    We help align staged drawdowns with the build and explain the full cost.

  4. Support to exit

    We help plan the move to a sale or longer-term finance on completion.

Key considerations

Development finance is arranged where offered and where within our permissions. Availability is confirmed case by case.

Funds are released in stages against the build and secured on the property, which may be at risk if the loan is not repaid.

Costs, timescales and the exit plan are central to the case. Overruns can affect the facility. We set out the terms before you proceed.

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