Spring Finance has completed an additional funding line with Shawbrook, which will mainly be used to support its development finance range.
The lender entered the development finance sector in June this year and offers resulted and non-regulated loans.
At the time, the firm said that it would offer ground-up development finance for new-build suits, light development finance for conversions, change of use, completions of yet-to-be-finished sites and home extension products.
The funding facility will sit alongside its existing facilities with NatWest, Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) and Aldermore.
Spring Finance said that the funding line would allow it to “continue its impressive growth in the specialist lending industry”, pointing to its partnerships with Optalix and LendingMetrics, which offer origination and integrated decision engine to its mortgage division.
Andrew Bloom (pictured), CEO of Spring Finance, commented: “We are delighted to have completed on our fourth institutional funding line. It is a testament to the strength of the team and the robustness of Spring’s lending proposition that, despite the challenging economic climate, Shawbrook has agreed to support us.
“Securing the right mix of funding is key and this new facility positions us well to achieve our ambitious growth targets.”
Claire Newman, director of bridging and development finance at Spring, added: “The addition of Shawbrook to our funding lines is the latest positive news from Spring following the recent announcement of our development finance launch. We are looking forward to working with the Shawbrook team as we continue to grow the division”.
Warren Mutch, head of speciality finance at Shawbrook Bank, said: “We have known Andrew, Claire and the Spring team for a number of years and have been impressed with their performance and growth trajectory. We are very pleased to complete the transaction and to be supporting Spring with the next phase of their journey.”
The firm has made several changes to its proposition this year, enhancing its non-regulated bridging offering and extending bridging into Scotland.
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