Maslow Capital Dedicates Substantial Capital to Help Tackle Ireland’s Housing Shortfall as It Expands Dublin Hub
Pan-European lender, responsible for the development of over €8.7bn worth of real estate assets, strengthens its local team and relocates to 40 Mespil Road – increasing access to on-the-ground decision-making, deepening local expertise, and supporting jobs and economic activity across Ireland’s built environment.
Maslow Capital will continue to provide significant real estate finance to Irish property professionals and developers as it opens a larger Dublin office and adds two senior hires to its deal management and origination team. The move deepens the real estate lender’s long-term presence in Ireland and expands the pool of capital aimed at increasing housing supply, supporting economic growth, and creating thousands of construction and construction-related jobs across the country.
The specialist lender has relocated to 40 Mespil Road, Dublin 4, and appointed Oliver Lawlor as Senior Director of Origination and Bryan Scannell as Senior Associate. The pair will join existing Senior Director of Origination Frank Daly, who has spearheaded the lender’s bridging and development transactions in Ireland to date.
Oliver Lawlor, a real estate finance professional with over 20 years’ experience in Dublin and London, has originated more than €250m of real estate debt. Bryan Scannell, a Senior Associate within the Deal Management team at Maslow Capital, brings over 12 years corporate and property development lending experience.
Official CSO figures show that just 30.3k homes were completed in 2024 – 6.7% fewer than in 2023 and below the Government’s Housing for All target of 33k.¹ ² The Housing Commission estimates Ireland faces a shortfall of up to 256k homes.³ Maslow Capital’s commitment to support bridging, development and structured lending solutions is designed to help close that gap.
Maslow Capital has supported a diverse range of projects across Ireland to date, with recent completions including a €17.3m developer exit loan on Merrion Road, Dublin 4; a €6m bridging loan supporting the purchase of a site for a substantial social housing scheme in Dublin 8; and a €730k refurbishment loan converting a vacant commercial building in Cork city centre into residential accommodation. The lender also reports a strong pipeline of new facilities nationwide.
Maslow Capital’s Dublin hub complements local teams across the UK, Spain, Portugal, Italy, the Netherlands and Germany. The firm provides funding ranging from €300k to €750m and has financed more than €8.7bn of projects to date. The wider origination platform is led by Emma Burke, Managing Director of Development Finance Origination (UK & Europe).
“Maslow Capital’s ambition matches the scale of Ireland’s opportunity. By dedicating substantial capital to Irish projects, we aim to continue to unlock projects that might otherwise stall. The imbalance between housing supply and demand is felt in many European cities, and Maslow Capital is determined to play a leading role in closing that gap – delivering well-designed homes, supporting skilled construction jobs, and strengthening local real estate developers and professionals.”Emma Burke, Managing Director of Development Finance (UK & Europe)
“I am confident that our unique proposition – combining fully discretionary pan-European capital with on-the-ground local teams – will be of huge benefit to Ireland’s real estate market, enabling us to offer swift and certain terms across the full lifecycle, spanning Bridging, Refurbishment, Developer Exit and Development Finance.”Oliver Lawlor, Senior Director of Origination
