Mezzanine finance for Stafford developers
Second-charge development funding to 90 to 95 percent of cost, priced against Stafford's own evidence: 1,579 recorded sales in the last 12 months and 309 units in live planning applications. We lend from our own book and arrange whole of market where that serves you better.
The Stafford market, in numbers we underwrite from
A mezzanine loan is a view on whether a scheme will sell at the price its appraisal claims, so every Stafford deal starts with the local evidence. Over the last 12 months the town recorded 1,579 sales at a median of £250,000, down 1.2 percent year on year. New build stock commands a premium of about 13.4 percent over existing homes on 44 new build completions, which matters directly to how we read a developer's sales assumptions.
What Stafford stock actually sells for
| Property type | Median sold price, 12m |
|---|---|
| Detached | £368,000 |
| Semi-detached | £237,000 |
| Terraced | £185,000 |
| Flats | £116,500 |
HM Land Registry price paid data, trailing 12 months, refreshed 5 July 2026.
Live planning activity at Stafford Borough Council
Over the last 3 months our monitors logged 12 relevant applications, 0 approved and 12 awaiting decision. Together the live residential applications propose 32 units with an estimated end value of £8.0m.
Schemes moving through planning now
| Proposal | Units | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Permission in principle for up to nine dwellings | 9 | Awaiting decision |
| Permission in Principle - Proposal for up to nine dwellings | 9 | Awaiting decision |
| Permission in Principle - Demolition of existing buildings and erection of seven residential dwellings and formation of car parking area to serve existing commercial units. | 7 | Awaiting decision |
| Permission in Principle - Construction of five new dwellings | 5 | Awaiting decision |
Sourced from Stafford Borough Council public register. If one of these is your scheme, we already know the context.
Gap funding for Stafford schemes
The structure is the same one we write everywhere: 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 around 35 percent of cost to 5 or 10. Terms run 6 to 36 months, pricing is indicatively from 12 percent a year, and a complete enquiry gets a term sheet inside 48 hours. Model a Stafford scheme with the leverage calculator, or see the wider county picture on our Staffordshire page and the national view in the UK development pipeline tracker.
Indicative terms in Stafford
- Loan size£250k to £5m
- Combined leverageUp to 90 to 95% LTC
- Term6 to 36 months
- PricingFrom 12% a year
- SecuritySecond charge plus PGs
- DecisionTerm sheet in 48 hours
Indicative only; every loan is priced case by case.
Mezzanine in Stafford, answered
Do you fund developments in Stafford?
Yes. We lend second-charge mezzanine on residential and mixed-use schemes in Stafford and across Staffordshire, typically taking combined leverage to 85 to 95 percent of cost alongside a senior facility. Where a case suits another funder better, we arrange it whole of market.
What does the Stafford market look like right now?
Over the last 12 months Stafford recorded 1,579 sales at a median of £250,000, down 1.2 percent year on year. The live planning pipeline holds 309 units with an estimated GDV of £77.4m. The figures on this page refresh as the underlying Land Registry and planning data updates.
Does new build stock sell at a premium in Stafford?
On the last 12 months of Land Registry data, the 44 new build sales in Stafford priced about 13.4 percent above comparable existing stock. That premium is one of the first numbers we check when we underwrite a Stafford appraisal.
How quickly can a Stafford scheme get terms?
A complete enquiry gets a considered credit view and term sheet inside 48 hours, and typical enquiry to drawdown is 4 to 6 weeks, run in parallel with your senior lender.
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