Inspired Lending has provided a £1.8 million facility to support the purchase and refurbishment of a nine-bedroom Grade II listed manor house in the Cotswolds.
The lender is working with a repeat borrower on the two-phase project, which involves both the restoration of the main residence and longer-term development plans for the wider site.
The property, set within one point six acres and surrounded by a collection of barns and outbuildings, was bought for £1 million. The borrower required an additional £1 million to modernise the building, including roof replacement, interior upgrades, landscaping and the installation of new infrastructure to prepare the estate for future development.
Inspired Lending advanced £650,000 towards the original purchase and is funding the refurbishment in stages. Once works are complete, the scheme is expected to reach a gross development value of £2.75 million.
The borrower intends to restore and update the manor in the first phase, with a separate stage to follow that will involve seeking planning consent to convert the surrounding barns into residential units and add a new three-bedroom home within the grounds.
Inspired Lending, which specialises in short-term funding for residential and mixed-use schemes, said the project demonstrated the importance of experience when structuring finance for more complex assets.
Gavin Diamond (pictured), chief executive of Inspired Lending, said: “Projects like this show the value of genuine expertise in short-term lending. It’s not just about releasing funds quickly, it’s about understanding what a borrower is trying to achieve and structuring finance that makes sense from every angle.
“In this case, we backed a clear long-term vision, not just a single phase of work. That’s where experience counts. We know how to take a measured view on complex assets, and we’re not afraid to fund projects with ambition when the fundamentals stack up.”
