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The professional services group is adding restructuring and insolvency expertise to the bridging and development finance sector.

The specialist lender's bridging range supports residential and commercial property.

Evolve delivers first charge bridging over £750,000, as well as sub £750,000 second charge bridging and bespoke revolving credit facilities.

The specialist property lender provides bespoke finance for residential and commercial property transactions.

REIM Capital offers first and second charge bridging loans secured against residential, semi-commercial and commercial property assets.

This is down from 2.5bn completions in Q4 2025, according to the BDLA’s latest quarterly data.

Increased governance and consolidation will be the key factors shaping the sector over the next year, according to the Interpath & BDLA UK Bridging Market Survey 2026.

The Bridging & Development Lenders Association claims that Santander UK’s decision to join is a "positive statement" for the short-term property lending market.

The Bank's lending proposition includes bridging and buy-to-let finance, with a particular focus on complex, time-sensitive and higher-value cases.

Jonathan Newman, senior partner at Brightstone Law, has joined the Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) as legal advisor to the board.