The UK Investor Magazine was thrilled to welcome Nicolas Vocos, the founder of LND, a digital lending platform revolutionising real estate financing in the UK and Europe.
Vocos explains that LND was created to address a significant gap in the market, where small and mid-market borrowers struggle to secure funding due to banks’ retreat from the sector and burdensome regulations. The platform aims to connect institutional investors directly with real estate businesses seeking flexible loans.
Vocos discusses LND’s strategic partnerships, including agreements with Aeon Investments, a major UK banking group, and CBRE, one of the world’s largest commercial loan servicers. These partnerships strengthen LND’s market presence and expand its capacity to service real estate loans across the UK. The company has assembled an experienced team from top investment institutions, bringing decades of real estate expertise to the platform.
LND is raising £1m in a scale-up round at what Vocos describes as an attractive valuation for early investors. The funds will be used to fully digitise the platform and accelerate team growth, with the company targeting loan deployments of £300m in 2025 and over £500m in 2026. This expansion is expected to generate significant fee income, with current deployments of £200m already generating approximately £6m in fees over a 2-3 year loan life.