CapitalRise passes half a billion pounds lending milestone
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Leading prime property finance firm announces a run of recent deal closures, which now take the lender to over £500m in total origination since inception. This milestone reflects the firm’s specialist sector expertise, robust range of institutional and HNW funding sources, and increasing confidence among high-end property developers.
CapitalRise financed twelve separate projects in the last two months. This included the strongest month of closures so far this year, with £38m of completions in April, followed by a further £25m of loans originated in May.
These loans illustrate the increasing geographical diversification of CapitalRise’s loan book, as the firm has expanded beyond Prime Central London – for which it is particularly known – and into the wider South East. While a number of these recent loans were for London-based projects – including St. John’s Wood and Hampstead – the majority (64%) of them were outside of the capital. These were in sought-after hotspots such as the Cotswolds, Beaconsfield, Ascot, and St. George’s Hill in Weybridge – where the firm closed an £8.7 million Senior Development Loan. For CapitalRise, the Home Counties represent the fastest-growing part of its loan book.
The firm is also providing an increasingly diverse range of lending products in response to strong market demand for bespoke solutions. Of the loans closed in April to May, for instance, 45% was Bridging finance. Loans from this time included Stabilisation finance for a portfolio of new assisted living homes, an £8m Sales Bridge loan on the Wentworth Estate, and a £6.7m Finish & Exit loan against an airspace development in Chelsea. CapitalRise provides a range of bridging and development finance solutions for ground-up, refurbishment and airspace projects – working closely with both new and existing customers.
Alongside these loans, in April and May the firm also closed over £25m in specialist Development finance – for which it has built a particularly strong reputation since 2016. The string of newly completed loans contributed towards CapitalRise’s rolling 12-month growth in loan origination of 189% (to 3rd June 2025).
CapitalRise’s strong lending performance reflects wider market trends seen recently in the prime real estate sector. The London prime property market is expecting a period of increased developer confidence in H2 2025, driven further interest rate stabilisation, pent-up buyer demand following the political uncertainty of 2024, and rising interest from overseas buyers – in particular from the United States.
Uma Rajah, CEO and Co-Founder, CapitalRise, said: “It’s a pleasure to share the news that CapitalRise has reached the significant milestone of half a billion pounds of lending since we were founded. Our team has shown great flexibility, dedication, and creativity as they structured bespoke lending solutions to support our clients – and their efforts are reflected in these results.
“Having navigated through Brexit, Covid, periods of high inflation and interest rate volatility, we are proud to have achieved this significant milestone, and to have maintained this strong growth trajectory in the context of these wider challenges in the market. We welcome the rest of the coming year, when we hope to continue to build on these successes.”
Lee Francis, Head of Origination at CapitalRise, added: “In April, our firm enjoyed a record run of high-profile origination successes, followed by a very strong May. Each one of those completions is a testament to the hard work of our team. I am very proud of what we have achieved – across all departments, as well as with our trusted professional partners. With impressive amounts of capital to deploy, and ever-increasing demand for development finance, we are keen to lend to quality borrowers and will continue to support their needs.”
