Private, invitation-only platform

Institutional Forward Funding

A scaled portfolio approach to property investment.

£250m – £750m per transaction or programme, across BTR, Co-Living, PBSA, Affordable Housing, Logistics and large-scale mixed use.

Institutional forward funded residential development under construction

What Is Forward Funding?

The principle

Forward funding is the preferred route for institutions seeking to deploy capital into high-quality, purpose built assets without the risks associated with speculative development.

An institutional investor acquires the development site and commits to funding the full cost of the development in staged payments during the build. In return, upon practical completion (PC), the investor owns a fully let, income-producing asset built to their exact specification.

The developer retains their role as development manager, delivering the project while benefiting from guaranteed funding and a pre-agreed profit.

Key point: the fund targets scaled portfolio investments and platforms, not individual small assets.

The Structure

Why developers choose forward funding

100% funding certainty: no reliance on bank debt or phased sales.
De-risked exit: profit agreed at the outset, not dependent on market conditions at completion.
Retain control: you stay on as developer, delivering your scheme.
Enable scale: unlock large BTR, PBSA, affordable, logistics and mixed-use schemes that traditional funding cannot support.

Investment Criteria

What the platform funds

Funding range: £250m – £750m per transaction or programme.
Target yield: 6.5% – 7.5% YOC (yield on cost).
Sectors: Build to Rent (BTR), Co-Living, PBSA, Affordable Housing, Logistics and large-scale mixed use.
Asset strategy: a combination of new-build development and stabilised assets across all asset classes.
Requirement: fully consented or advanced planning stage, fixed build costs, and clear operator or exit demand.
Geography: UK-wide, with overseas locations considered for the right platform.

Non-Negotiable Compliance & Delivery

Institutional and regulatory requirements

To meet institutional and regulatory requirements, all schemes within the platform must meet the following:

Delivery: Tier 1 D&B contractor only.
Planning status: full planning permission or resolution to grant as a minimum. No pre-planning, outline or speculative planning risk.
Building Safety Act compliance: for all schemes 18m+ / 7+ storeys, Gateway 2 approval must be secured or a clear, costed programme to achieve it must be in place.
Cost certainty: fixed-price contract.
Oversight: independent monitoring surveyor (IMS) throughout.
Risk split: clear and institutional — the developer takes development risk, the fund takes market risk.

Transaction Process

Target exchange 10 – 12 weeks

The forward funding institution runs a disciplined, institutional process to exchange within 10 – 12 weeks of heads of terms. Their due diligence covers six pillars:

Legal · Technical · Planning · Market · ESG · Financial Modelling

This is a private, invitation-only platform

Enquire in Confidence — £250m+

Name

Company

Email

Phone

Role

I am enquiring as

Total Pipeline / Portfolio Value

Planning Status

Gateway 2 Status (for 18m+ / 7+ storey schemes)

Delivery Structure

Tier 1 D&B contractor secured / identified
Fixed-price contract achievable
IM surveyor to be appointed

Locations (multi-site / multi-town)

I confirm the information submitted is confidential and I agree to Brandan Blake International’s Mutual NDA and 24-month non-circumvention clause to protect my site, landowner details and pricing, as required by the institutional funders we introduce to for compliance.

Confidential Message

I confirm this is a confidential direct principal submission and meets the £250m+ criteria.

Strictly confidential. Direct principal submissions only. Target exchange 10 – 12 weeks. DD covering Legal, Technical, Planning, Market, ESG & Financial Modelling.

Institutional Forward Funding

Enquire in Confidence — £250m+

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