Access FS Secures £1.7m Development Exit Bridging Loan at 75% LTV – Just Months After Specialist Finance Launch

23 March 2026

Access Financial Services (“Access FS”) has announced today that it has arranged a £1.68m development exit bridging loan, at 75% LTV at a rate of 0.78%.

The mortgage and protection brokerage, which launched a specialist finance division in Q4 last year, said the loan, structured over a 12-month term, are supporting the borrower, an experienced SME developer, as his existing development facility term ends and he exists his original development finance loan.

The scheme involved a semi-commercial property in central London, overlooking the Palace of Westminster and Houses of Parliament. The property was a shop with residential space above. It has since been developed, over an 18-month period, into a restaurant on the ground floor, with two apartments above it on the first floor – and another floor built in the air space. The property is now on the market.

Nick Jones, the mortgage sales and marketing director at Access FS, said:

“The new specialist finance team has really hit the ground running, completing this so soon after launch – having already written a number of second charge loans. Tom Wall is a very experienced broker and is helping to drive the division forward; mighty oaks from little acorns grow. We were already pleased with the early successes of the nascent team; this deal was the icing on the cake. This is a testament to the success of our move into specialist lending. I hope, over time, that we can transform our position in the specialist lending market and that the team can support the accelerated the growth of the whole brokerage.”

Access FS broker Tom Wall said:

“This is a big development exit bridge and demonstrates our ability to deliver fast, tailored solutions in complex scenarios. The borrower needed seamless funding to refinance his maturing development facility on this prime central London semi-commercial property—overlooking the Houses of Parliament no less. With the property now on the market, this facility provides the flexibility and speed required to support a smooth exit. It’s a great example of what we can do in the specialist space, of our processing, and how much can be achieved with an engaged client and an engaged lender.”