Since the re-opening of the property market 2 weeks ago, online property activity has risen by 88% according to market-leading portal...
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Missing The Point, Again
The government’s trumpeted new First Homes scheme proposes to give key workers and first-time buyers in England the chance to buy a home...
Escape To The Country?
I went into the office last week to pick up a few things. Honestly, London was a bit creepy - it seemed like the only people on the street...
What Now?
After almost four weeks in quarantine, it’s not unusual to start reflecting on a lot of things. Given the uncertain situation we find...
Circle The Wagons For Real Estate Development Underwriting
We are in an unprecedented moment. It's been a crazy week watching the volatility of the global markets, and naturally there will be...
KYC, AML & CDD – Be Prepared (Abbreviated Pain)
As capital providers in the development finance market, we see two fundamental parts to funding any...
Stay In Your Patch
Property investment and development is usually best approached in one of two ways. You can either...
HOW TO GET YOUR PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT DEAL OVER THE LINE
There are two very important aspects to get your property development deal over the line. The certainty of funding and the execution of...
A New Year’s Resolution for SME Property Developers
A lot of people I meet think that being a property developer is a surefire way of achieving financial freedom. The Golden Key and the...
The Demise of the Minibonds
This week saw a key ruling by the Financial Conduct Authority. As of January 2020, no more...
The Funding Landscape is Changing
Real estate developers are finding that funding their projects through traditional channels is increasingly challenging. Banks have...
The Price Trap: Reasons to Look Beyond Headline Interest Rates
There’s a common mistake developers make when considering financing options, which is to focus exclusively on a lender’s headline interest...
How to get the best deal on development finance
Financing costs impact your profits, so you need to get the deal structure right. However, too often, developers get bogged down in...
Underwriting Your Professional Team: A Best Practice Approach
Underwriting Your Professional Team: A Best Practice Approach. It’s often overlooked, but it’s a crucial step for developers seeking...
How to Present a Credible Deal Memo to Funders
How to Present a Credible Deal Memo to Funders. When I hear developers complaining about lengthy negotiations with funders, including...
4 Common Funding Pitfalls for SME Residential Developers
For SME developers, securing funding has been needlessly frustrating, time-consuming and expensive for too long. I often speak to an...
It’s Not Tick-Box Lending Anymore
Real estate development is a complicated business even in good times. Anyone who's been on the development journey knows this, and...
Is it Time to Support SME Builders?
The Supply-Demand balance in Housing: The Need for an Option B? Despite Nationwide’s latest House Price Index revealing a further...
How to benefit from the Alternative Lending wave
With KKR recently teaming up with an alternative SME development lender, and Barclays' announcement to launch a £1bn fund with Homes...
3 Things that Changed the Way We Invest
The Democratisation of Investing The term ‘Democratisation of Investing’ is a mentality shift full stop. At it’s core it's an...
Announcements
Paul’s latest contribution to Q Magazine
A piece promoting Legal And Financial SME’s that includes Hilltop.
Hilltop’s £8.6m residential loan in Brondesbury
New £8.6m residential loan completed
Freezing real estate lending will not solve the crisis
Hilltop continues to fund despite pandemic uncertainty
An interview with Hilltop’s General Counsel -Sarabjeet Singh
Covid-19’s Impact On The UK Housing Market
The Real Risk Of Funding Projects During Covid-19
A Message From Our CEO Regarding Covid-19
New £13.6m residential loan completed
Essential information for developers and property investors alike
Hilltop completes new £2.6m residential loan
Paul Oberschneider contributes to the Qandor property professionals community
An interview with Tiger Craft of Hilltop Credit Partners
Hilltop aims to bring institutional-quality deals to retail investors
OakNorth update on recent transactions funded
OakNorth: Loan-on-loan lending helps to grow the property loan book
OakNorth completes £30m loan-on-loan facility with Hilltop
Hilltop Announces Advisory Board
Hilltop Launches Joint Venture Partnership with Round Hill Capital
Hilltop launches lending arm for SME housebuilders
Hilltop Joins Qandor Property Club. We are delighted to join such a terrific group of industry peers at Qandor Club
