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Meet the Team Stephen Davison

Meet the Team Stephen Davison

Stephen DAvison: Head of LendingStephen Davison is based at our Belfast office and has been promoted to Head of Lending with overall responsibility for the firm’s lending operations.  This involves leading the team on a day-to-day basis, improving systems and...

Meet the Team David Foster

Meet the Team David Foster

David Foster: Head of CreditDavid Foster has been promoted to Head of Credit with overall responsibility for credit strategy and recoveries.  David will also continue to run certain key loan transactions for his key introducers.I will now have overall responsibility...

The benefits of local business

The benefits of local business

Local Business: The Benefits and Why It’s Important to Us At Ortus Secured Finance, we pride ourselves on being guided by five principles: integrity, innovation, expertise, reliability, and being local to our clients.  The final principle - being local to our clients...

Hotels and the Fightback from Covid-19

Hotels and the Fightback from Covid-19

Covid might be off the front pages but for many businesses, the effects are still being felt and this is particularly true of the hospitality sector.  Read our case study on how we've supported UK hotels to get back on their feet in a post-Covid world. Data from HM...

Meet the Team Jamie Russell

Meet the Team Jamie Russell

Jamie Russell: Commercial DirectorJamie has been promoted to Commercial Director and will now have overall responsibility for the performance of the sales team, including product development, training, recruitment and strategy Jamie has worked in bridging finance now...

Meeting the challenges of lending in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Meeting the challenges of lending in Scotland and Northern Ireland

There are often complexities  when it comes to lending in those areas, because there is no “one-size-fits-all” solution. Smaller markets may impact how recovery action is implemented which in turn may lead to different lending parameters or increased due diligence....

Lending in the hospitality and leisure sector

Lending in the hospitality and leisure sector

The hospitality sector had a tough time during the Covid pandemic, with lockdown restrictions forcing hotels, restaurants, and leisure facilities to close their doors, removing their ability to trade. But now, the sector has very much bounced back.   A lack of...

Read about our approach to turnaround finance

Read about our approach to turnaround finance

We often receive enquiries from brokers seeking borrowing for SME clients who are struggling to obtain funding from banks and other finance providers. Often, this will be as a result of having been through a couple of loss-making years, or they are only just breaking...

Ortus and office lending

Ortus and office lending

Changes in regulation, working patterns and the economy have made the office sector significantly more challenging. This means that borrowers are increasingly looking to alternative finance providers for their lending solutions. Challenges facing the office-space...

Discover our highly flexible commercial lending proposition

Discover our highly flexible commercial lending proposition

We’re well aware that many commercial mortgages won’t be straightforward, and there may be potential issues to be overcome with the borrower or the property concerned. However, with more than 10 years of commercial lending experience, we’re confident that we have the...

Beyond Bridging: From last-resort lending to mainstream acceptance

Beyond Bridging: From last-resort lending to mainstream acceptance

I have now been working for lending businesses for 14 years.   During that time, I have seen the alternative lending sector grow from just a handful of players providing a niche product to now being a multi-billion pound industry which is vital in complementing other...

Read about the scope of our lending appetite and how we structure loans

Read about the scope of our lending appetite and how we structure loans

Take a look at some of the articles and case studies we’ve published in the last couple of months. The articles demonstrate the scope of our lending appetite, which includes care homes, Prime Central London residential, offices, warehouses, hotels, and pubs. We have...

Read about how we lend to offshore entities and foreign nationals

Read about how we lend to offshore entities and foreign nationals

Complex lending scenarios can be challenging, but with expertise and innovation at the core of our business proposition, we can often lend to a variety of borrowing structures. We specialise in providing flexible lending to foreign nationals, offshore borrowers, and...