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Maslow is delighted to announce the completion of four exciting deals with a total of £45 million lent. The firm closed an outstanding two weeks this July, with four different deals completing in a matter of days. Ranging from a 7-house scheme in Camberley to a 183-flat development in Manchester, the developments scaled the length […]

A recent radio advert for one of the UK’s largest banks promised to turn ‘Generation Rent’ back into ‘Generation Buy’ with its mortgage products. A phrase first coined by David Cameron back in 2015 at the Conservative Party Conference, this seems, on paper at least, an assailable aim, given that mortgage rates have fallen to […]

We are in a period of economic uncertainty and the path ahead is unclear with implications for all business sectors. At the forefront, the housing market continues to be in the spotlight; as a development finance company, understanding how the lending environment is changing tops the priority list. When Maslow Capital was founded, we were […]

We are delighted to announce the launch of our new senior debt offering with rates from 5.65% above 3 month LIBOR. The senior debt product is available for loans from £2.5m – £100m and up to 80% loan to cost, subject to 60% loan to GDV. Developers will be able to select from a wider product set, with […]

There is no denying that activity in the UK housing market has been weak over the last 12-months. The latest data from both the Council for Mortgage Lenders (CML) and the RICS highlighted subdued buyer activity, low transaction volumes and flat new buyer inquiries. Whilst the current lull in activity should not be dismissed, examining […]

Overall the Spring budget last week was rather lacklustre and surprisingly there was absolutely no mention of the housing sector. In particular, there was no statement of any changes to stamp duty, which many were hoping would be reduced to ease the burden for home buyers. Some of the key points we noted were: The […]

13th – 17th March 2017 Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France Maslow will be making the annual trip to Cannes to attend the 2017 MIPIM convention. We would like to organise getting together, so please contact Matt or Sky on the below details to arrange meeting up in advance. Matt Pigram T: 0207 016 1462 │M: […]

With Valentine’s Day just behind us, and the recently published government White Paper determined to ‘fix our broken housing market’, it seemed timely to investigate how many lonely hearts there are in this country living by themselves and consider what this means for the house-building industry. We discovered several things. Over the last 20 years, […]

For a widely touted annus horribilis, 2016 ended on a surprising high for the housing market: the UK economy fared better than expected, housing market slowed but nationally prices held steady, and – at least for now – much of the referendum induced fallout abated. Looking ahead, below are our themes and predictions for 2017: […]

We are delighted to announce the establishment of a joint venture with TPG Special Situations Partners (‘TSSP’), the dedicated credit and special situations platform of TPG , to leverage our collective expertise in the real estate lending sector. The relationship will bring together the regional expertise, relationships and deal origination capabilities of Maslow and the global […]