Which UK lenders provide development exit finance?
The answer
30 lenders in Solon's directory offer development exit finance. By type, they are 3 challenger and specialist banks and 27 property-backed lenders.
Answered by Solon Corporate Finance from the lenders’ own published terms · Last reviewed 27 September 2026
How this list is drawn
A lender appears here when its profile shows development exit finance among what it lends: a named product, a completed deal, or a stated use. Each profile was read by hand; a lender that passes development exits to an affiliate is not listed.
What to know
Development exit finance refinances a completed or nearly completed residential scheme out of its development loan. It gives the developer time to sell the units without the development lender's higher rate and deadline, and it is priced and sized as a bridge against the value of the unsold units.
It is property finance rather than corporate debt, and most of the lenders below are specialist property lenders. The property-backed lenders page covers the rest of that market.
The lenders30
| Lender | Type | What they lend | Published range | Reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acre Lane Capital | TypeProperty-backed · Bridging & development | LendsDevelopment exit loan, bridging loan, ground-up development loan | Range£300k–£10m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| Al Rayan Bank | TypeChallenger & specialist · Specialist & niche banks | LendsStructured real estate — residential investment finance, structured real estate — commercial investment finance, structured real estate — residential exit bridging finance | Range£2.5m–£32m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| Aspen Bridging | TypeProperty-backed · Bridging & development | LendsBridging finance, development finance | Rangeup to £15m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| Atelier Finance | TypeProperty-backed · Bridging & development | LendsDevelopment finance, bridging finance | Range£3m–£15m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| Black & White Bridging | TypeProperty-backed · Bridging & development | LendsResidential bridging, commercial & semi-commercial bridge, auction bridge | Rangeup to £7.5m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| Blend Network | TypeProperty-backed · Bridging & development | LendsDevelopment finance, bridging finance | Range£500k–£10m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| CapitalRise | TypeProperty-backed · Bridging & development | LendsBridging finance, development finance, sales period finance | Range£1m–£20m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| Catalyst Property Finance | TypeProperty-backed · Bridging & development | LendsShort term bridging loans, commercial bridging finance, refurbishment finance | Rangeup to £20m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| Clearwell Capital | TypeProperty-backed · Bridging & development | LendsStretch senior development finance, bridging loans | Rangeup to £5m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| Cohort Capital | TypeProperty-backed · Bridging & development | LendsBridging / short-term commercial and residential property finance, unregulated residential bridging | Range£1m–£100m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| Downing Property Finance | TypeProperty-backed · Bridging & development | LendsDevelopment finance, bridging / development exit | Range£2m–£30m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| Funding 365 | TypeProperty-backed · Bridging & development | LendsResidential bridging, light refurbishment bridge, heavy refurbishment bridge | Rangeup to £5m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| KSEYE | TypeProperty-backed · Bridging & development | LendsResidential bridging, semi-commercial bridging, commercial bridging | Rangeup to £50m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| Lendhub | TypeProperty-backed · Bridging & development | LendsBridging finance | Rangeup to £10m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| LendInvest | TypeProperty-backed · Bridging & development | LendsUnregulated bridging, development exit, Refurbishment GDV / development finance | Rangeup to £20m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| London Credit | TypeProperty-backed · Bridging & development | LendsResidential bridging, commercial / semi-commercial bridging, development loan | Rangeup to £4m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| Maslow Capital | TypeProperty-backed · Bridging & development | LendsShort-term finance, development finance, lending solutions | Range£300k–£750m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| MSP Capital | TypeProperty-backed · Bridging & development | LendsDevelopment finance, bridging finance, auction finance bridging | Rangeup to £20m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| Novellus Finance | TypeProperty-backed · Bridging & development | LendsBridging finance, development exit bridging finance | Rangefrom £500k | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| Oblix Capital | TypeProperty-backed · Bridging & development | LendsDevelopment finance, bridging finance | Rangeup to £14m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| Octane Capital | TypeProperty-backed · Bridging & development | LendsBridging loan, refurbishment bridging, development finance | Rangeup to £25m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| Pivot Finance | TypeProperty-backed · Bridging & development | LendsBridging finance, development finance | Range£1m–£15m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| Puma Property Finance | TypeProperty-backed · Bridging & development | LendsSenior development finance, pre-development bridge finance | Range£3m–£100m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| Relendex | TypeProperty-backed · Bridging & development | LendsResidential/commercial development finance & bridging | Range£750k–£10m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| Rikvin Capital | TypeProperty-backed · Bridging & development | LendsShort-term bridging, developer-exit, auction & refinance bridging, Non-resident / foreign-national & SPV bridging | Range£1m–£20m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| Roma Finance | TypeProperty-backed · Bridging & development | LendsRomaflow bridging, romaflow light refurbishment bridge, romaflow below market value bridge | Rangeup to £3m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| Saffron Building Society | TypeChallenger & specialist · Specialist & niche banks | LendsProperty development finance | Range£500k–£5m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| Saxon Trust | TypeProperty-backed · Bridging & development | LendsBridging finance, development finance, refurbishment and conversion finance | Rangeup to £5m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
| United Trust Bank | TypeChallenger & specialist · Challenger banks | LendsSenior secured term loan, property bridging (1st/2nd charge), development finance (ground-up and refurbishment) | Rangeup to £1m | ReviewedJul 2026 |
| Zorin Finance | TypeProperty-backed · Bridging & development | LendsDevelopment finance, investment loans | Range£5m–£150m | ReviewedAug 2026 |
A reference list drawn from each lender’s published material, informational and not a ranking or a recommendation. Each name links to the lender’s profile, where the sources are listed.