Tom Cantor, head of bridging at West One

West One reach over £1bn in short-term completions in 2023




West One’s short-term lending division achieved record completions of over £1bn in 2023.

The lender’s bridging and development finance teams grew lending by more than 10% year-on-year overall in 2023, exceeding the targets set at the start of the year.

The bridging team increased completions by 8% compared with 2022, while development finance completions grew by 44%.

AUM also grew, with the development finance team reporting a 4% increase and the bridging team logging a 5% uplift.


The strength of West One’s short-term lending divisions helped parent company Enra Specialist Finance to achieve a record set of results for 2023.

West One’s parent company Enra, also revealed it achieved record originations of more than £2bn last year, with AUM increasing by over 20% to £2.1bn.

Tom Cantor, head of bridging at West One (pictured above), commented: “We’re very happy with how 2023 went, and we have proven that we can meet the needs of borrowers in all market conditions, no matter how challenging.

“We’re glad to say that we have carried that momentum into the new year and therefore we expect another strong year in 2024.”

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