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What will the Budget mean for the housing market? This week’s #AutumnBudget will be Rt Hon Rachel Reeves first major test as she faces a challenging balancing act in an attempt to deliver economic stability and kickstart sustainable growth. The #propertymarket is keeping a close eye and hoping it won’t undermine its recovery. In a recent piece in Property Reporter, BLEND CEO Yann shares his hopes on its likely impact on the UK property market.

How long should you wait for an email reply? Depends who you are emailing! Blend Network CEO Yann Murciano 🎗️ sets the expectations very high. "I hate waiting 24hrs for a reply and I want our team to do the same" he says. At BLEND, we aim to get back to all emails and requests within a few hours. Don't believe us?! Try us!

In a recent episode of the Credit Edge podcasts, Schroders Capital said it is seeing growing interest in private debt from investors looking to diversify as returns in public markets decline. It’s finding the best relative value in commercial real estate where over-exposed regional banks can no longer lend. Schroders also likes residential real estate and equipment finance. “The most interesting opportunity, I think is looking where there’s emotional bias and fear,” says Michelle Russell-Dowe, co-head of private debt and credit alternatives at the asset manager in a conversation with James Crombie and Bloomberg Intelligence senior credit analyst David Havens. https://shorturl.at/qCkNE

Are you a property developer with a finished project who needs more time to achieve a better sale? Blend Network can help. Our development exit product gives you more time to sell or refinance AND release equity for your next project. Give us a call to see how we can help. Here's an example of terms issued recently by our MD David Alcock. #BridgingFinance #DevelopmentFinance #PropertyDeveloper

The long awaited FP Show is just a few weeks away! Our team will be attending - look our for stand E6! DM Roxana to organise a meeting with our Lending Team & Decision Makers #FPShow #FPShow2024 #FPShow24

Excellent progress at the site of a project we funded in #Devon. The developer behind this scheme is building 14 flats. Great working with the borrower behind this project, our power team including Andrew Johns, Director at Teign Consulting & Surveying Limited, and our MD David Alcock and Senior Portfolio Manager Duncan Armstrong. #DevelopmentFinance #DeveloperExit #PropertyDeveloper

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Every month, we bring you three shortcut smart statistics in our BLEND Property Pulse. This month, one of the numbers you need to know is 8.6%. According to Nationwide, #NorthernIreland remained the best performing region in the three months to September, with #house prices up by 8.6% compared with Q3 2023. Read this and more smart statistics in the October BLEND Property Pulse. https://shorturl.at/IIhXb

Lender moving towards vanilla deals has significantly reduced options for borrowers. But not at Blend Network, where we're busy speaking with developers, issuing terms and working hard to support them. Here's an example of terms issued recently by our MD David Alcock. #BridgingFinance #DevelopmentFinance #PropertyDeveloper

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