Octane Capital cuts rates

Octane will increase the level of works permitted from 50% up to 100% plus of the current market value of a property for heavy refurbishment projects.

Octane Capital cuts rates

Octane Capital has reconstructed its entire refurbishment proposition.  

With immediate effect, Octane will increase the level of works permitted from 50% up to 100% plus of the current market value of a property for heavy refurbishment projects.

This will give landlords considerably more firepower to manufacture value from their portfolios to maintain a strong margin and reinvent them in order to keep pace with increasingly popular PRS developments.

Due to the improved market outlook, the '#3rdGen' lender has also increased both the maximum LTV (day one) and maximum loan to gross development value up to 75%.

Mark Posniak (pictured), managing director at Octane Capital, said: “Revisiting our refurb range was a logical step given our renewed confidence in the outlook for UK property and the broader forces at play within the rental market.

"Refurbs are not just a way for landlords to manufacture value out of their portfolios to mitigate the impact of taxation changes but also to reinvent them to remain competitive alongside the growing threat that is PRS.

"The result is a surge in demand for refurbs across the board, from light and moderate to heavy.

"Our message to brokers is that as well as offering lower rates, we’ll now lend more and be even more flexible, and so should be their first port of call.”