Paragon Bank’s Structured Lending division has completed £55 million of new finance facilities in October across two new-to-bank property-focused deals.

The team has completed a £30 million finance agreement with Signature Property Finance to support the company’s growth plans. Separately, it has also finalised a £25 million facility with an undisclosed development finance provider.

Cardiff-headquartered Signature Property Finance provides bridging finance across the UK. The company recently announced it had lent £56 million by the end of August, surpassing its figure for the whole of 2022. It has plans to develop a loan book at £100 million.

Lewis Fitzsimons, Paragon Structured Lending joint co-head, said: “Signature Property Finance has experienced strong growth this year and has ambitions to develop the business further. This new funding line will enable the business to support more customers in the bridging space.”

Thomas Howells, chief operating officer at Signature Property Finance, said: “The team at Paragon understands our focus on building relationships, rather than cutting rates, is driving demand, and given the recent changes in the property market, the certainty of funding we provide will become even more important.

“This agreement with Paragon is just the latest step in the journey to our £100 million loan book target and will help bring us nearer to this objective. Our commitment to do what we say we are going to do, has clearly struck a chord with property professionals and is key to our long-term success.”

Jamie Pickering, Paragon Structured Lending co-head, added: “We have enjoyed a strong start to our financial year with the completion of these two latest deals, supporting ambitious companies to achieve their growth objectives. We’re keen to support non-bank lending businesses to expand their own lending activities.”