“Can a specialist UK property lender consolidate the fragmented bridging/development/secured-loan market by combining with peers rather than by holding a bank licence?”
Masthaven started in 2005 as a specialist property finance lender (bridging, development, secured loans). In 2016 it obtained a UK banking licence and operated as Masthaven Bank offering retail savings alongside mortgages. It has since wound down the retail bank and reverted to being a specialist non-bank lender; in 2025 it merged with Spring Finance under the Masthaven Finance Limited entity (Company number 14088677) to consolidate specialist lending capabilities.
Masthaven's lending and capital products are provided by Masthaven Finance Limited (in-house).
Masthaven was founded by Andrew Bloom and is founded in 2005, headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
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