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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
As part of our series of regular case study updates, read an example of a recently completed £635,000 loan secured against a restaurant and flats in Scotland.
We are well known in the short-term lending space for supporting businesses in need of a stabilisation period. You may have heard these referred to as “projection-led” loans. In the majority of cases the borrower is unable to obtain a mainstream commercial mortgage...
