The Specialist Property Solutions Team comprises experienced underwriters and real estate professionals to help brokers with long- and short-term lending across buy-to-let (BTL) and commercial properties.
This will include multi-unit freehold blocks (MUFBs), portfolios, purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and a number of commercial property types, from serviced offices, retail parks and industrial estates to specialist trading-related and non-core properties. The team will also assist in structuring deals to support refurbishments and conversions.
OSB Group said the team was created in response to changing market needs as clients sought to diversify their portfolios and discuss larger, complex cases that require a tailored approach.
Peter Greig, a chartered surveyor and registered valuer with over 20 years’ experience, will lead the team as its head of specialist originations.
He was previously the group head of real estate at OSB Group and has worked across many asset classes, including investment.
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Greig (pictured) said: “We continue to see increased demand for diversification to clients’ portfolios, which has led to applications being up 100% on 2024 levels, showing both strength and growth in this sector. The expertise of this team [is] perfectly placed to support brokers and their clients to discuss and shape deals at a pre-application stage, and then to oversee the deal through to completion.
“Brokers may already be aware of our excellent Specialist Finance Account Managers (SFAMs) and high-net-worth (HNW) teams, who work closely with clients and are essentially the ‘linchpin’ of the case. This new specialist team will run alongside the SFAM and HNW teams to complement the great work we’re already doing, so we’ve really hit the ground running.”
