For Architects
Architects — Introducer Partnership
You've designed the scheme. Planning is granted. Now your client needs funding to build it. Introduce them to us and we'll find the right development finance — getting your project from drawings to site, and keeping your fee pipeline moving.
Architects see development projects earlier than almost any other professional — often at concept or pre-application stage, long before a funding route has been considered. When a scheme you have designed stalls for want of finance, the work, the client relationship and the fee pipeline all stall with it.
Introducing the client to a specialist development finance broker keeps the project moving from drawing board to site. We produce the development appraisal and cashflow, present the scheme to our lender panel, and structure the senior debt, mezzanine and equity needed to fund construction — so the building you designed actually gets built. We have no involvement in design, planning or delivery, so your appointment is never affected.
Why Partner With Us
Benefits for Architects
Get Projects Built
The biggest risk to your fee is a project that never gets funded. By introducing your client to us, you increase the chances of the project proceeding to construction.
Earn Introduction Fees
Receive a fee on every completed deal. Your introduction has real value — you already know the project intimately.
Protect Your Fees
Projects that stall at funding stage often mean unpaid design fees. Helping your client access the right finance protects your own receivables.
Better Informed Designs
We can advise your client on what lenders look for before you finalise designs — unit mix, specification level, and GDV optimisation.
Ongoing Relationship
Developers who get funded come back for more projects. One introduction can lead to years of repeat design commissions.
Early Involvement
Introduce us early in the process and we can help your client appraise the site before committing — avoiding wasted design work on unviable projects.
When to Introduce
Common scenarios
If your client is in any of these situations, an introduction to us could be valuable for both of you.
Planning Granted
Your client has planning permission and needs development finance to build the scheme you've designed.
Pre-Planning Appraisal
Your client wants to know if a site is financially viable before investing in detailed design work.
Value Engineering
The appraisal shows tight margins. We can advise on what changes would improve fundability without compromising design quality.
Client Scaling Up
Your client has done small projects and wants to take on something larger. They need a more sophisticated funding structure.
FAQ
Architects — common questions
Our client has planning but no funding route — can you help?
Yes. A planning consent with no finance behind it is one of the most common reasons schemes stall. We assess the appraisal, confirm the scheme is fundable, and source the right structure — senior debt, plus mezzanine or equity where the equity gap requires it.
Do you work with first-time developers?
Regularly. First-time developers are not excluded from development finance — the scheme and the professional team simply need to be stronger. A credible, experienced architect on the team materially strengthens the lender presentation.
Does an introduction affect our appointment?
Not at all. We arrange finance only, with no role in design, planning or project delivery. Your appointment and fee are entirely unaffected — and a funded project protects the pipeline you have already invested in.
Start introducing
Contact us to discuss how we can work together. Introductions are handled professionally — your client relationship is always protected.