Alpha Property Lending have provided a £2.3m investment facility for a period of 4 years. The facility assisted an established investment manager with the refinance of the Tune Hotel in Liverpool. The Hotel is located in a prominent location, benefiting from close proximity to key leisure facilities and major transport links.

Emily joined the Alpha Property Lending team as a Lending Associate in February 2019. She is primarily involved in the origination, analysis, and execution of investment and development finance transactions. Prior to joining Alpha, Emily worked in the property lending team at Ingenious. Emily also brings experience from working at Cogress, a private equity platform, where she monitored and reported on over £200m of developments. Her experience also includes working in residential property development.

Phillip has over 30 years experience in the real estate, funds management and banking industries in Europe, the USA and Australasia. He has been the Head of Real Estate for ABN AMRO Bank, Chief Operating Officer of investor and developer Brookfield and Managing Director of Lend Lease Global Investment.

Phillip has served as an independent member of the Management Committee of Hermes Property Unit Trust and as a non-executive director of Great Portland Estates plc.

We have supported one of the UK’s largest privately-owned developers with a £15.58m stretch senior facility to aid the acquisition and development of a site in Romford, East London. The scheme will provide a total of 105 new apartments and over 13,000 square foot of office accommodation.

We have provided stretch senior and mezz finance for a scheme in South Cornwall to provide 38 age-restricted units to an established regional developer. We provided a total facility of £11.4m to assist with the refinance, development and sales of the units. The deal was completed quickly and to the satisfaction of all parties.

Alpha Property Lending funded a scheme in Greenwich, London to provide 14 new build apartments and a commercial unit to an established London based developer. We provided a £5m senior facility to assist with the purchase, development, and sales of the units.

We have provided a £24.7m three year investment facility for an existing portfolio of seven care homes. The care homes are located across England and Scotland and comprise 624 beds in total.

We supported a new customer with a £3.8m development facility and £0.8m mezzanine facility for a scheme that will aid the redevelopment of a heritage property in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. The development will comprise eight apartments and two cottages. The development will be completed to a high standard in a desirable location.

Paul has worked with Alpha Real Capital since its inception both initially as a Fund Manager and latterly as a committee member. He has over 40 years’ experience in the real estate, funds management and banking industries in the UK, Europe and Asia. He has been Chief Executive of Pacific Investments’ property subsidiary, The General Property Investment Company Limited, investing in Europe and Asia, Head of the Property Finance Group at Baring Brothers in London and Senior Representative in Tokyo. He has worked in the investment advisory departments of DTZ (now Cushman & Wakefield) and Knight Frank. Paul is a also a qualified Chartered Surveyor.

Stephen has worked in the business since 2007 and is one of the founding partners of TIME and is the fund manager for the TIME:ADVANCE and TIME:CTC tax efficient investment services, looking after more than £500 million of investments. He has over 10 years’ experience in finance, fund management and investing UK Smaller Companies. Previously, Stephen was a Divisional Director at Close Brothers Group PLC’s tax efficient and property funds division, with responsibility for structuring and managing tax efficient investments, including EIS investments. A chartered certified accountant, Stephen began his career with Accenture Corporation.

Callum joined Alpha Property Lending as a Lending Director in June 2019, to originate and manage lending transactions. Callum has over 10 years of real estate experience spanning residential development and office acquisitions sectors with Chesterton’s and London Executive Offices (LEO). Most recently as the head of origination at Cogress, Callum brings the experience of underwriting over £75 million of mezzanine and equity finance for SME developers. Callum holds a BSc in Urban Land Economics from Sheffield Hallam University.

Benjamin joined Alpha Property Lending as Head of Property Lending in November 2014, leading our lending team to source and manage development led finance opportunities throughout the UK. Benjamin has over 12 years’ experience funding property developments, having previously worked at Pluto Finance and Bank Leumi (UK) PLC. Benjamin holds a BSc Degree in Investment & Finance in Property from the University of Reading.

Matthew joined Alpha Property Lending as a Lending Director in January 2016, to originate and manage development finance transactions. Matthew previously worked for Bank of London and the Middle East, a Sharia’a compliant bank based in the city. Whilst there he focused on development finance and property investments for high net worth individuals. Matthew also brings experience from the public sector and in Town Planning consultancy.

Matthew holds a BSc in Demography from the University of Southampton.

Lucas joined Alpha Property Lending as a Lending Associate in October 2017 to assist with the origination and management of development finance transactions. Lucas previously worked with TIME investments, part of the wider Alpha Group, where he assisted with the management of TIME’s flagship product. Lucas also brings finance experience from his previous role at Cocoon Wealth. Lucas holds a BSc in Geography from King’s College London.

Brad Bauman has over 20 years experience in the real estate and finance industries in both Australasia and Europe in Investment Banks, Property Companies and Institutions, including 7 years with CB Richard Ellis where he was Managing Director of CBRE Financial Services.
Prior to joining Alpha Real Capital, Brad was Executive Director, Real Estate Investment Banking at Lehman Brothers.

Jill joined the Alpha Property Lending team in February 2013 and has over 20 years of experience in the property finance sector. She was one of the founder members of the Investec Structured Property Finance Division, which started as a small specialist team of property lenders in 1994. The business grew from a loan book of £40 million in the mid-1990s to over £2 billion in 2008. During this time, Jill gained experience across all sectors of property and funding structures including senior debt, stretched senior, mezzanine and equity.

Stephen has over 6 years of experience of investing in UK SMEs and is the fund manager for the TIME:ADVANCE and TIME:CTC tax efficient investment services. Previously, Stephen was a divisional director at Close Brothers Group PLC’s tax efficient and property division, with responsibility for structuring and managing tax efficient investments, including Enterprise Investment Schemes (EISs). A chartered certified accountant, Stephen began his career with Accenture Corporation.