Association's membership nears 100
The Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) has expanded its membership with the recent addition of law firms TWM Solicitors and Ward Hadaway, along with specialist lender Bluecroft Finance.
TWM Solicitors and Ward Hadaway have joined as associate members, while Bluecroft Finance has joined as a lender member.
TWM, a full-service law firm with a lender services division marking 25 years in 2025, operates across the South East and London. The firm has experience in bridging, development and mezzanine finance transactions, as well as mini securitisations, structured finance, loan management, recoveries, and end-to-end legal funding support.
Ward Hadaway is a UK Top 100 law firm with offices in Leeds, Manchester, and Newcastle. It offers legal services to bridging and development lenders, covering acquisition funding, development finance, loan management, exit planning, recovery and enforcement.
Bluecroft Finance is a specialist lender providing bridging, commercial, and refurbishment finance to property professionals across the UK. Bluecroft, which recently secured a revolving credit facility from Shawbrook Bank, offers a streamlined approval process and tailored funding solutions for investors, developers, and SMEs with complex borrowing needs.
Vic Jannels (pictured), chief executive of the Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA), welcomed the new members, noting the association’s continued growth and its role in uniting key players in the sector.
“As the BDLA continues to grow, attracting respected professional firms reinforces the association’s reputation as the voice of the bridging and development lending sector,” Jannels said. “We are approaching 100 members as part of our community, and we’re proud to be fostering an ecosystem where lenders, legal specialists, and service providers work together to raise standards, address regulatory challenges, and drive sustainable growth in the market.”
The BDLA is the UK’s dedicated trade body for bridging and development lenders. Its lender members support a collective loan book of more than £10.3 billion.
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