Development Finance — Advanced Stage
Specialist facilities for Spanish schemes at advanced stage — refinance an incumbent lender, fund completion of works, or move to lower-cost development-exit finance during the sales period.
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In short
Yes. Advanced-stage development finance completes or refinances part-built Spanish schemes, typically up to 65% of gross development value with drawdowns released against surveyor-certified progress. Facilities usually run twelve to twenty-four months and are repaid from unit sales or an investment refinance.
At a glance
Figures reviewed:
Indicative figures for guidance only, correct as at July 2026. Rates, costs and timelines vary by lender, borrower profile, asset and jurisdiction, and are not an offer of finance. How we derive these figures.
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Popular Spain finance
Why clients choose us
Senior debt to redeem an incumbent lender, extend term and, where appropriate, release equity to complete the scheme.
Ring-fenced funding to close a residual build cost gap where the original facility is exhausted or under pressure.
Lower-cost refinance at practical completion — reduces interest cost during the sales period and releases trapped equity.
Typically 6–10 weeks to funding — faster than initial development finance because the asset is largely built.
US, UAE, UK and European developers welcomed — cross-border SPV structures arranged with Spanish counsel.
Spanish banks, international private banks and specialist real-estate debt funds active in the mid-build and exit space.
Borrower eligibility
Typical lending criteria
Indicative only. Actual terms depend on borrower profile, asset and lender criteria.
Case studies
Real deals arranged — with the scenario, the structure and the outcome. Every transaction is different; these illustrate how we think.
€6m · 60% LTV · 18-month bridge
A completed 14-unit residential scheme required a bridge into a longer-term facility to avoid discounting units on completion of the senior debt.
Our specialist partners structured an 18-month bridge with interest retained, allowing the developer to sell units at target values without pressure.
€4.5m · 43% LTV · 36 days to funding
A developer needed structured financing to continue the development of a residential building in a strategic location in Palma, with construction already significantly progressed and commercialisation to follow on completion.
Following a comprehensive transaction analysis covering construction progress and the asset's market value, our specialist partners structured a tailored developer loan aimed at driving project execution and its subsequent commercialisation.
Recent transactions
Published transactions from our own case study library — select any to read the full brief.
Costa Blanca · Exit
€6m · 60% LTV · 18-month bridge
€6m 18-month development exit bridge with interest retained, allowing a Costa Blanca developer to sell 14 completed units at target values without discounting.
Mallorca · Development
€4.5m · 43% LTV · 36 days to funding
€4.5m developer loan at 43% LTV to complete a 6-unit residential building in a strategic Palma location. Funding delivered within 36 days.
Andalusia · Refinance
€2.2m · 55% LTV · 15-year interest-only
€2.2m 15-year interest-only refinance of an unencumbered €4m Andalusian estate — releasing working capital for a UK business acquisition without disposing of the asset.
Frequently asked
Facilities structured for schemes already under construction — used to refinance existing senior debt, inject working capital, fund completion of works, or provide the sales-period runway between practical completion and disposal.
Yes — mid-build refinance is a core use case. Senior debt to redeem an incumbent lender can be arranged through our intermediary partners, extend the term and, where appropriate, release equity to complete works or open a sales-period runway.
A lower-cost facility taken at practical completion to refinance the development loan, reduce interest cost during the sales period and release trapped equity for the next scheme.
Indicative terms within 2 weeks; drawdown in 6–10 weeks — often faster than initial development finance because the asset is largely built and valuation is more straightforward.
Typically up to 70% of GDV on development-exit facilities and up to 65% GDV on mid-build refinance and completion facilities.
Lender appetite matrix
New-build off-plan — appetite across every buyer profile. Indicative panel appetite reviewed July 2026 — not an offer of finance.
UK buyer (non-resident)
Offer usually issued near completion, so stage payments come from own funds.
Buyer guideUS buyer (non-resident)
Long build timelines plus US compliance leave very few lenders.
US buyers & off-plan guideUAE / GCC-based buyer
Panel narrows; developers usually want staged cash before an offer exists.
Buyer guideEU buyer (non-resident)
Widest off-plan appetite of any non-resident profile.
Buyer guideSwiss / Norwegian buyer
Available, with the offer confirmed close to handover.
Buyer guideSpanish resident / fiscal resident
Developer-linked lending and subrogation of the builder's loan available.
Corporate / SPV purchase
Rarely funded before completion; bridging covers the gap.
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