BlogDevelopment FinanceOpinion Magnet Capital continues expansion with second new hire this year Magnet Capital has today announced the expansion of its Underwriting and Operations team with the…Daniel TannenbaumOctober 5, 2020
BlogDevelopment FinanceOpinion Magnet Capital marches through May with new business Record level of new loans signed up in May 2020 Magnet Capital recorded its…Sam HowardSeptember 18, 2020
BlogDevelopment FinanceOpinion 2020 So far…. The development finance market I think it’s fair to say at the turn of the year no one expected…Ashley IlsenAugust 17, 2020
BlogDevelopment FinanceOpinion Opinion: Why lenders need to look to the past to successfully traverse the future One thing I often discuss with colleagues is the use of the term ‘old school’.…Ashley IlsenJuly 14, 2020
BlogDevelopment FinanceOpinion Opinion: The New Normal in the Development Finance World It felt like the chains had been unshackled, as I stepped out of my car,…Sam HowardJune 16, 2020
BlogDevelopment FinanceOpinion Opinion: Stargazing in the development finance market As I sit working from home with the news on a constant loop, the picture…Sam HowardMay 11, 2020
BlogDevelopment FinanceOpinion Opinion: Ashley Ilsen Discusses The Latest EY Report It says a lot about the rapidly changing face of our market that the data…Daniel TannenbaumApril 29, 2020
BlogDevelopment FinanceOpinion Opinion: Why development finance might not be the same again They say the construction industry is the first to enter a recession and the last…Ashley IlsenApril 9, 2020
Opinion The end of the 2010s As one decade ends and a new one begins, I want to reflect on the…Sam HowardJanuary 7, 2020
Development FinanceOpinion Housing and the Climate Crisis Walking past the Extinction Rebellion protest in Bishopsgate, a few weeks back, whether you agree…Sam HowardNovember 14, 2019
Opinion The Government Need To Be Doing More For SME Builders and Developers Ultimately the government need to be doing more for SME builders and developers who are…Ashley IlsenOctober 29, 2019
Opinion Beware of the mast gift horse – be wary of what lies beneath… Lucky landowners with properties in the right spot have been able in the mobile phone…Paul IsraelOctober 28, 2019
Opinion It’s the worst of times, it’s the best of times: Happy First Year Magnet Capital While British politics remains mired in continual and it seems perpetual uncertainty or lack of…Paul IsraelOctober 25, 2019
Opinion The Bigger Issue Our new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, is highly skilled at generating headlines and positive soundbites,…Sam HowardAugust 20, 2019
Opinion Quality not quantity for UK housebuilders Maybe it is because like me, he used to be a lawyer, but I am…Sam HowardJuly 1, 2019
Opinion Why Transparency is key to a Successful Development Finance Offering I sometimes find it a bit of a cliché when lenders chant the mantra of…Ashley IlsenMay 30, 2019
Opinion Development opportunities created by Brexit Given all the pessimism surrounding the current fractured state of politics in the UK, the…Ashley IlsenMarch 28, 2019
Opinion New style lending, with old fashioned principles I’m getting asked a lot these days what it’s like to start a new lender…Ashley IlsenJanuary 5, 2018