Loans Warehouse Celebrate Record-Breaking Growth

26 May 2026

Loans Warehouse has announced the expansion of its specialist bridging division following a record-breaking start to 2026, with the appointment of Aled Coleman and Max Shenstone strengthening the award-winning team.

The bridging division has experienced exceptional growth during Q1 2026, reporting a 78% increase in completions compared to the same period in 2025, alongside a further 23% increase on Q4 2025 figures. The growth reflects rising demand across the specialist lending market and continued momentum for Loans Warehouse within the bridging sector.

In fact, the business says every major performance metric across the bridging division has shown significant year-on-year growth.

Max Shenstone joins the team bringing experience from both the lending and brokerage sides of the industry. Beginning his career at Nationwide in 2018, Max later transitioned into specialist finance broking, developing extensive knowledge across bridging and property finance solutions.

Aled Coleman also brings considerable industry expertise, having started his career in mortgage administration before gaining his qualifications and achieving competency status in 2020. His progression through the industry has given him a strong operational and advisory background within specialist lending.

Vikki Edwards of Loans Warehouse commented:

“Both Max and Aled bring a wealth of experience to our award-winning bridging team. Their knowledge, professionalism and understanding of the specialist lending market make them fantastic additions as we continue to scale the business.”

The expansion comes at a pivotal time for the bridging market, with the sector continuing to navigate recent disruption following the well-publicised MFS situation.

Despite wider market challenges, Loans Warehouse says it remains confident about continued growth throughout 2026 following what has already been a record-breaking start to the year.

“We’re well into Q2 and fully aware of the challenges currently facing the market,” added Edwards. “However, after a record-breaking few months, we’re confident about continuing to grow to new heights throughout 2026, particularly as we expand our offering further with the addition of commercial lending products.”

The latest appointments reinforce Loans Warehouse’s continued investment into specialist finance and its long-term commitment to supporting brokers and borrowers across the bridging, second charge and wider property finance sectors.