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New facility expands lending capacity for SME housebuilders.
Quantum Development Finance has secured a long-term facility worth up to £500m from Goldman Sachs.
The small and medium-sized housebuilding lender said the funds will help support a wider range of new and existing schemes in its pipeline across their entire lifecycle — from initial acquisition through to post-completion investment facilities.
This deal marks an expansion of its funding from £200m up to £700m.
This additional facility significantly expands Quantum's lending capacity, including the ability to support larger loan sizes, the lender said. It also builds on support from alternative investment manager AB CarVal, a shareholder and primary funding partner.
Providing loans up to £35m, Quantum has financed the development of 4,000 new homes since launch in 2023 and hit its £1bn funding milestone during Summer 2026. Quantum’s Bermondsey-based team of 16 has 125 live projects ranging from acquisition loans to five-year operational real estate facilities.
Oliver Thompson, co-founder and chief executive of Quantum Development Finance (pictured above, right), said:
“Goldman Sachs’ approval of this facility is a positive signal for the Quantum team as we focus on building an alternative credit platform with bank-level operational rigour. It’s also a huge endorsement of the team we’ve built and the discipline we bring to every deal and operational running of the business."
“For our clients and partners, these large and long-term commitments from established funding partners, Goldman Sachs and AB CarVal, are a clear signal that Quantum has the appetite and readiness to keep backing high-quality developers and property investors, at every stage of their journey — whether that is their first scheme with us, or their fifth.”
Expanding the scope of what they can lend against was a natural next step for the Quantum team, Oliver said, adding: “Broadening our product range to accommodate customers from acquisition to post-completion has always been a key part of our growth strategy and one that complements the deep relationships we have built with our clients over several years.
“At Quantum we’re focused on designing a lending business with our borrowers in mind. The foundations are now in place for the next phase of our fast and sustainable growth plan.”
