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• Case study: Inspired Lending completes £2.6m commercial acquisition and planning deal in Shrewsbury
  Planning permission included converting the main building into a large dwelling and building three detached executive homes.
• Case study: Aspen completes first dual representation, no valuation deals
  Last month, the lender completed a £6.3 million funding package, supporting a developer with two separate residential projects in Bath and Cheltenham.
• Case study: Harrogate Group funds Birmingham’s Lombard House with new Lend to Share model
  The £10 million in funding will support the redevelopment of one of Birmingham’s most recognisable commercial buildings.
• Case study: Arc & Co. and Quantum complete £3.4m buy-to-let refinancing in Worthing
  The retained portfolio includes 16 flats, with eight pre-let, providing immediate rental income.
• Case study: OakNorth funds Lovett Care’s 84-bed Belvedere Manor acquisition
  Lovett Care operates 28 homes across the UK, offering over 1,800 beds.
• Case study: HTB backs Bedford Row offices with £18.2m refinance facility
  The Bedford Row offices cover more than 27,000 sq ft across three Georgian townhouses.
• Case study: Atelier completes £7.6m loan for 60-bed care home redevelopment
  The new care home will provide 60 beds for residential, dementia, and nursing care.
• Case study: Inspired Lending completes £380k loan for urgent Bedfordshire land deal
  The facility was priced at 0.89% per month and will be refinanced in 2026.
• Council tax in the UK: what renters need to know and the latest reforms
  Outdated and regressive. Council tax is in the Chancellor's crosshairs as we approach the Autumn Budget. We take a look at what it is and the proposed changes to it.
• Case study: Arc & Co. and HTB complete £21.5m facility for Nottingham student scheme
  Arc & Co. has completed multiple £20m+ funding transactions so far this year.
• Case study: HTB funds 58 new homes in Ashford with £11.9m development facility
  This latest deal follows the bank completing a £17.1 million facility to refinance land for the next stage of a major regeneration project in Luton earlier this month.
• In the Spotlight with Russell Anderson
  We caught up with Paragon Bank's commercial director, Russell Anderson, and asked him about emerging trends in the buy-to-let sector and what advice he would give to portfolio landlords in the current economic environment.
• Case study: LendInvest backs £3.74m Wokingham residential development
  The development will deliver 14 apartments, including six one-bedroom and eight two-bedroom units.
• Case study: Inspired Lending completes £360k Scottish deal to fund portfolio expansion
  Security included first and second charges on residential properties in Glasgow and Dumfries.
• Case study: Placefirst completes £35m Deansgate Gardens scheme in Bolton
  The scheme includes a £22.6m loan contribution from the Greater Manchester Pension Fund.
• Case study: HTB backs £17.1m Luton regeneration phase
  Phase two will deliver 592 residential units across three towers.
• Case study: Atelier backs £20m care home development in Staffordshire
  The new development will deliver 81 beds across nursing, residential and dementia care.
• Case study: Octopus Capital completes £3.15 million development loan on net zero housing scheme in Tickenham
  The project will deliver five detached homes, including two four-bed and three three-bed properties.
• Case study: Arc & Co. and LBB deliver tailored solutions for £1.6m new-build project
  The £1.12m loan represented 70% LTGDV and 84% LTC, exceeding the lender’s usual limits.
• Case study: GB Bank completes refinance of 131-unit MUFB in the Midlands
  The facility considered a mix of ASTs and corporate leases in structuring the loan.