Specialist mezzanine finance for Dorset's developers

Development gap funding across Dorsetshire

Our monitors cover 8 towns across Dorset. The live pipeline is quiet in the current window, which often signals less competition for sites rather than less opportunity. Bournemouth recorded 2,272 sales in the last 12 months, while Christchurch carries the county's strongest pricing at a median of £410,000.

That data is not decoration: it is how we underwrite. A mezzanine loan is a view on whether a scheme will sell at the price its appraisal claims, so we track every live application and recorded sale in the towns above before we price a Dorset deal. The same numbers are published openly in our UK development pipeline tracker.

The Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, runs along the county's shoreline past landmarks such as Lulworth Cove, Chesil Beach and Durdle Door. Bournemouth is the largest settlement, with Poole, Christchurch, Weymouth and the county town Dorchester the other main centres.

The product itself works the same in Dorset as everywhere we lend: your senior lender keeps first charge and funds the majority of cost, our mezzanine finance takes a second charge over the next slice, and your equity requirement falls, typically from 35 percent of cost to 5 or 10. Terms run 6 to 36 months with pricing indicatively from 12 percent a year, and a complete enquiry gets a term sheet inside 48 hours. Model your own scheme with the leverage calculator.

Dorset's development pipeline, measured

Monitored towns only; data refreshed 5 July 2026 from HM Land Registry and local planning authority records.

Where we lend in the county of Dorset

Bournemouth

Bournemouth recorded 2,272 sales over the last 12 months at a median of £302,000, up 0.7% year on year. We lend and arrange mezzanine here against verified local sales evidence.

Bridport

Bridport recorded 310 sales over the last 12 months at a median of £370,000, up 1.4% year on year. We lend and arrange mezzanine here against verified local sales evidence.

Christchurch

Christchurch recorded 694 sales over the last 12 months at a median of £410,000, down 0.3% year on year. We lend and arrange mezzanine here against verified local sales evidence.

Dorchester

Dorchester recorded 616 sales over the last 12 months at a median of £336,500, down 1.8% year on year. We lend and arrange mezzanine here against verified local sales evidence.

Poole

Poole recorded 1,554 sales over the last 12 months at a median of £330,000, up 0.9% year on year. We lend and arrange mezzanine here against verified local sales evidence.

Sherborne

Sherborne recorded 232 sales over the last 12 months at a median of £350,000, up 6.1% year on year. We lend and arrange mezzanine here against verified local sales evidence.