"Whilst traditional lenders are moving away from commercial finance, we are making capital available to fund ambitious developers and businesses "
Assetz Capital projects a further £40m of lending before the end of August.
The Manchester-based firm has provided upwards of 30 loans over the course of the summer months, which has led to the construction of 517 homes.
In May, Assetz Capital announced it had lent over £500m since its inception in 2013. Since the announcement, the total amount invested has increased to £590m – a rise of 18% in less than three months.
In order to fulfil the influx of enquiries, Assetz Capital has invested in boosting headcount since the turn of the year. The firm has appointed six more regional relationship directors in 2018 bringing the total to 26, as well as four senior relationship managers across the UK.
Stuart Law, CEO of Assetz Capital, said: “These figures indicate that peer-to-peer lending is one of the fastest growing forms of alternative finance. Whilst traditional lenders are moving away from commercial finance, we are making capital available to fund ambitious developers and businesses across all areas of the UK.
“This increased level of activity isn’t just down to us – our investors play a huge role. Our competitive rates have attracted over 28,000 users to our platform, and we recently announced that over £50m has been invested into our Innovative Finance ISA since launch. In turn, it is this capital is fuelling the surging number of investments we make to help the UK economy flourish.”
