Mezzanine finance for Newmarket developers
Second-charge development funding to 90 to 95 percent of cost, priced against Newmarket's own evidence: 348 recorded sales in the last 12 months and 491 units in live planning applications. We lend from our own book and arrange whole of market where that serves you better.
The Newmarket 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 Newmarket deal starts with the local evidence. Over the last 12 months the town recorded 348 sales at a median of £285,000, down 5 percent year on year. New build stock commands a premium of about 96.1 percent over existing homes on 3 new build completions, which matters directly to how we read a developer's sales assumptions.
What Newmarket stock actually sells for
| Property type | Median sold price, 12m |
|---|---|
| Detached | £520,000 |
| Semi-detached | £295,000 |
| Terraced | £240,000 |
| Flats | £175,000 |
HM Land Registry price paid data, trailing 12 months, refreshed 5 July 2026.
Live planning activity at West Suffolk Council
Over the last 3 months our monitors logged 61 relevant applications, 0 approved and 61 awaiting decision. Together the live residential applications propose 491 units with an estimated end value of £141m.
Schemes moving through planning now
| Proposal | Units | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Planning Application - variation of conditions of planning permission DC/19/2456/HYB (appeal ref: APP/F3545/W/22/3297751) to enable amendments to the approved drawings for the Phase 1 detailed element (287 dwellings), in… | 287 | |
| Reserved matters application - a. submission of details under outline planning permission DC/15/2483/OUT the means of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for Northern Neighbourhood Phase 5A pursuant to cond… | 126 | |
| Planning application - 14 dwellings including access, landscaping, play space, open space, car parking, cycle parking and bin storage. | 14 | |
| Planning application - variation of condition 24 (bus stop provision) of DC/23/1777/FUL to amend the trigger for the implementation of the bus stop scheme for the construction of 13 dwellings with public open space, park… | 13 |
Sourced from West Suffolk Council public register. If one of these is your scheme, we already know the context.
Gap funding for Newmarket 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 Newmarket scheme with the leverage calculator, or see the wider county picture on our Suffolk page and the national view in the UK development pipeline tracker.
Indicative terms in Newmarket
- 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 Newmarket, answered
Do you fund developments in Newmarket?
Yes. We lend second-charge mezzanine on residential and mixed-use schemes in Newmarket and across Suffolk, 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 Newmarket market look like right now?
Over the last 12 months Newmarket recorded 348 sales at a median of £285,000, down 5 percent year on year. The live planning pipeline holds 491 units with an estimated GDV of £141m. The figures on this page refresh as the underlying Land Registry and planning data updates.
Does new build stock sell at a premium in Newmarket?
On the last 12 months of Land Registry data, the 3 new build sales in Newmarket priced about 96.1 percent above comparable existing stock. That premium is one of the first numbers we check when we underwrite a Newmarket appraisal.
How quickly can a Newmarket 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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