As traditional banks withdraw from commercial real estate lending due to legacy systems and stringent regulations, a vast £14 trillion market across the UK and Europe faces a growing funding gap. Small and mid-sized property businesses, often the backbone of the sector, find themselves with limited options—until now.
LND, a pioneering digital platform, is rewriting the playbook. By connecting borrowers with global institutional investors through bespoke loan solutions, LND is streamlining the lending process and addressing a critical market need.
“Our mission is to be the primary solution for underserved real estate borrowers with a faster and easier way to access capital, whilst delivering a transparent and risk-managed solution for institutional investors,” said Nicolas Vocos, CEO of LND. “We have built an industry-leading team from top investment institutions, bringing decades of real estate experience and extensive track record across billions in finance deals,” he added.
Impressive traction and results
Since its inception, LND has secured £750m in funding from institutional investors and launched two loan products tailored to UK small and midcap businesses. Market traction has been remarkable, with loan applications totalling £7.8bn across 464 deals since launch and until end of June 2024. The platform analyses and prices an average of £358m loan applications per month, with loan applications up 52% in June to £486m. With over £103m in signed Heads of Terms in the immediate pipeline, LND is on track to surpass £200m in UK lending in the coming months.
More recently, LND has strengthen its UK market presence through strategic partnerships with global players and the expansion of its leadership team. The company has extended its funding agreement with Aeon Investments and welcomed one of the UK’s major banking groups as a funding partner, further supporting LND’s commitment to providing much needed finance to underserved real estate businesses. The company has also entered into a partnership with CBRE, one of the world’s largest commercial loans servicers, to broaden its capacity to service and process commercial real estate loans across the UK, increasing LND’s ability to offer a one stop solution for the real estate sector.
Fuelling growth with technology
To accelerate its mission, LND has embarked on a funding round to help fuel the development of its proprietary tech infrastructure and boost the platform’s lending capacity, connecting and streamlining the loan approval and funding process on a single platform. The investment will accelerate automation, enhance borrower and investor experiences, and expand hiring and training programs.
“This funding round will enable us to fully digitise our platform, dramatically increasing the number of high-quality loans to be adopted by institutional investors,” Vocos explained, adding: “With close to 90% of our target funding secured in under two weeks, now is the time for forward-thinking investors to join us in revolutionising the commercial real estate finance sector.”
With a bold vision and proven results, LND is set to become the go-to solution for modern real estate finance.
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