James Mole, Jack Bristow and Johnny Leadsom (pictured, left to right) have left London Belgravia Group and set up insurance and financial advisory firm, J3 Advisory.
The trio aim to bring together the property insurance and debt advisory markets, making it quicker and more effective for developers to get both the insurance and finance that they need.
J3 will advise on new-build warranty insurance; conversion warranties; commercial latent defects; social housing warranties; retrospective warranties; receivership warranties; and self-build warranties.
It will advise also on bridging loans; development finance; buy-to-let portfolio lending; and care and nursing home finance.
J3 Advisory’s leadership team has spent more than 20 years working between both the insurance and finance markets.
According to the business, has set out with the mission to enable regional developers, small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and property professionals to make better decisions, faster.
Jack Bristow, managing director and co-founder of J3 Advisory, said: “Every development site is different and so requires different types of funding and different insurance solutions, but far too often they are treated the same.
“We aim to take an individual look at each project, finding funding and insurance solutions for each site on its own merits, rather than going to the same provider each time.
“Through this we can help developers maximise a site’s potential by getting the right finance in place and then protect them by having the right warranty in place.
“By acting as an extension to the developer’s business and providing highly professional advice we will enable our clients to claw back time and provide them with peace of mind.”
Johnny Leadsom, director and co-founder of J3 Advisory, said: “We wanted to offer property professionals a true, whole of market option when selecting their building warranties, especially when it comes to social housing considerations.
“All of our initial conversations with developers have been very positive.
“We are looking forward to supporting and enabling regional developers, SMEs and property professionals across the country to make better decisions, faster.
James Mole, director and co-founder of J3 Advisory, added: “We pride ourselves on our level of understanding, not just on the developer’s current scheme but on the wider pipeline of projects and objectives for their business.
“Coupling this intelligence with our previous experience and our knowledge both of different lenders’ performance and appetite to lend, enables us to deliver the most tailored and attuned structured finance solutions.
“This allows us to help clients structure the funding correctly with the right money from the right lender.”
