TAB has joined the Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) as a lender member.

Founded in 2018, the property finance and investment platform has grown to offer a wide range of real estate finance solutions, including fractional property and debt investments. With a focus on supporting projects that fall outside the scope of traditional lending criteria, TAB provides both lending and investment opportunities supported by diverse funding sources and a national footprint.

By becoming a lender member of the BDLA, TAB joins over 90 organisations united under the only dedicated trade body for bridging and development finance. Collectively, the association’s lender members manage a combined loan book of more than £10.3 billion, giving it increasing visibility and influence among brokers, borrowers and policy makers.

Vic Jannels (pictured), chief executive of the BDLA, welcomed TAB’s membership, saying: “TAB is an exciting and forward-thinking addition to the BDLA’s membership and reflects the diversity and evolution we’re seeing across the bridging and development finance market.

“As the sector continues to grow and diversify – with new entrants, new structures, and increasingly bespoke funding solutions – the BDLA’s role as a representative voice for lenders of all sizes and specialisms has never been more important. With well over 90 lender and associate members, our influence continues to build, and it’s members like TAB that help ensure our association remains dynamic, future-focused, and representative of the innovation that defines this industry.”

Jason Shead, chief risk officer at TAB, said the move underlined the firm’s commitment to best practice across the sector. “Being part of the BDLA reflects our dedication at TAB to professional standards, responsible lending and collaboration. We believe the bridging market has huge potential, and through the BDLA we look forward to contributing to industry discussions and activity that drive our sector forward and help us to support a growing number of borrowers to achieve their objectives.”