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Highlights
- £40m multi-site development finance facility provided to Woodstock Homes, a long-established regional housebuilder based in Bristol
- Structured portfolio facility designed to support Woodstock's five-year growth pipeline and strategic land business
- Bespoke funding framework delivers greater flexibility and more efficient leverage than conventional senior debt structures
- Facility extended to include support for land acquisitions, including pre-planning purchases on greenfield sites
Quantum Development Finance (QDF) has provided a £40 million multi-site facility to Woodstock Homes, a long-standing regional housebuilder based in Bristol. The structured portfolio facility is designed to support Woodstock’s secured pipeline and strategic land business over the next five years, establishing a funding framework built around the specific needs of a growing SME housebuilder.
Working in close partnership with the Woodstock team, QDF developed a scalable funding structure that prioritises flexibility - avoiding excessive facility covenants - while delivering more efficient leverage than conventional senior debt. Streamlined credit and diligence processes reduce the administrative burden on the Woodstock team, allowing them to focus on project delivery rather than financing logistics.
The portfolio approach has also enabled QDF to extend support to Woodstock’s land business, including the financing of a recent pre-planning acquisition of a greenfield site - a testament to the flexibility of the facility in accommodating the full development lifecycle, including situations where planning timescales are less predictable.
Woodstock Homes has operated across the Bristol and wider South West region for more than 25 years, building a strong reputation for delivering high-quality homes with deep roots in its local communities. The new facility positions the business to accelerate its growth ambitions across the South West of England.
“This partnership with QDF marks an important milestone for Woodstock Homes. The revolving portfolio facility gives us the flexibility and confidence to deliver our secured pipeline and accelerate our growth ambitions. QDF’s understanding of the challenges faced by SME housebuilders has been invaluable, and their streamlined approach allows us to focus on what we do best — creating high-quality homes for our local communities.”
James Hutchinson, Managing Director, Woodstock Homes
“We have a long-standing and successful relationship with Woodstock Homes, and establishing this portfolio facility is a natural progression in our partnership. The facility offers greater flexibility than traditional senior debt and is more efficient than typical RCF structures, which often provide lenders with increased security but offer limited benefits to housebuilders. Woodstock has an outstanding local track record spanning more than 25 years, and we are delighted to work with James and his team as we support the next stage of their growth.”
Oliver Thompson, CEO, Quantum Development Finance
