Case Studies
HREF provides £3.2m bridging loan for East Midlands rental homes
The 12-month facility gives the borrower time to arrange a refinance with established buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage providers later this year.
Midlands
News
Cameron Homes forecasts turnover to reach over £100m in 2026
The housebuilder, based in Staffordshire, completed more than 160 homes in 2025, with turnover above £75m.
Case Studies
HTB completes £1.1m Midlands facility in four hours
The deal refinanced an office-to-apartment conversion and moved from offer to completion in four hours.
Technology
LJB Estates selects Alto for Midlands expansion
Leon Binns, company director at LJB Estates, said: “With Alto’s all-in-one CRM, we can finally bring everything together in one simple, cloud-based system."
Development Finance
Spitfire Homes submits plans for 521 new homes across the Midlands
Matt Vincent said: “Our proposals offer a diverse mix of properties tailored for FTBs, growing families, and downsizers seeking style and comfort without compromise."
Buy-to-let Mortgages
Midlands and northern England drive BTL purchase activity in H1 2025 – Paragon
The East and West Midlands, North West, North East and Yorkshire and the Humber accounted for 47.4% of new BTL mortgaged purchases by volume.
News
JLL appoints Rachel Leung as head of Midlands
Leung said: “I look forward to working with colleagues and clients to help deliver developments that support the future of our towns and cities.”
News
Muse Places expands Midlands team with four new hires
Glyn Mutton, Richard McMullen, Alex D’Angelillo and Helen Spicer have all joined Muse Places.
News
FTBs find best value in Midlands market towns as prices rise across UK – Lloyds
The average price for a first home in Leek was £191,359, and six of the 10 most affordable market towns for FTBs were in the Midlands.
News
Reward Funding appoints business development director in Midlands team
In his new role, he will focus on growing Reward’s network of introducers and providing asset-secured funding for SMEs across the Midlands.
News
conveybuddy appoints Midlands area manager
Steve Emblem said: "The Midlands is a competitive region, and I’m ready to help conveybuddy make a real impact.”
News
Paragon Bank finances nearly £150m in Midlands property development
Of the total, £103m was lent to developers in the West Midlands across 11 schemes, while £45m financed five projects in the East Midlands.