The refinancing has extended the maturity of HABS to September 2025 and delivered an improvement in commercial terms reflecting the performance of the assets supported by the facility.

The HABS warehouse facility was originally launched in 2018 to fund the origination of small balance commercial real estate loans, primarily to support SME businesses and commercial property investors in the UK. 

This follows the successful issuance of the lending group’s first public commercial real estate mortgage-backed securitisations — CRE1 and CRE2 — in March and June, respectively.

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Together now has six public and five private securitisation facilities, two series of senior secured notes, and a revolving credit facility.

Gerald Grimes, group CEO designate at Together, said: "We are delighted to announce the successful refinancing and extension of our small balance commercial real estate warehouse facility, HABS, as we continue to grow our business and support the UK’s small and medium sized enterprises.”

Gary Beckett, group managing director and chief treasury officer at Together, added: “This is our fifth funding transaction since January and clearly demonstrates the continued momentum in and support for the Together growth story.”

Since the beginning of this year, Together has successfully raised or refinanced over £1.5bn of debt facilities to support the group's lending activities, improving commercial terms and adding further depth of maturity to its funding platform.