Hampshire Trust Bank development finance review
Hampshire Trust Bank offers residential development finance to experienced property developers across England and Wales, part of its wider development finance business. This guide looks at the published leverage, term and project scope for this product, separate from the bank's commercial development and development exit facilities.
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Potential fit
Who could consider Hampshire Trust Bank?
- Developers with a prior track record delivering residential schemes, where the stated audience is "experienced property developers", subject to individual assessment.
- Projects based in England or Wales, matching the published geographic scope for this product.
- Schemes involving residential development, student accommodation or mixed-use assets, where availability against specific site types should be confirmed directly with the bank.
Worth weighing up
When to consider other options
- If the scheme is a first development project without a track record, since the published audience is experienced developers rather than newcomers.
- If leverage requirements exceed the stated maximum of up to 65% loan to gross development value, meaning additional equity or a different structure may be needed.
- If the requirement is for pure commercial development or a refinance exit, since Hampshire Trust Bank treats those as distinct products from this residential development finance line.
Understand the offer
Costs and repayments
Hampshire Trust Bank has not published a fixed interest rate, arrangement fee or exit fee schedule for this residential development finance product within the material reviewed here. Savings rates relate to a different product. A published standard variable rate is not an all-in development loan price; confirm any applicable base rate, margin and fees in the offer.
Development finance is typically structured around staged drawdowns against build progress, with interest often calculated on funds drawn rather than the full facility from day one. Hampshire Trust Bank's exact drawdown mechanics for this product are not detailed in the sources reviewed, so any figure quoted without a formal offer should be treated as provisional. Applicants should request a full written quote covering interest, arrangement and exit costs. For a wider breakdown of how these charges typically stack up, see this guide to development finance costs.
The standard term runs from 12 to 36 months, giving a working window for site acquisition, build and eventual sale or refinance. Because repayment depends on a successful exit, applicants need a realistic, evidenced exit plan rather than optimistic sales assumptions.
Eligibility and application
Published criteria, set out on Hampshire Trust Bank's development finance criteria page, point to experienced property developers operating in England and Wales, with maximum leverage of up to 65% of gross development value. The product also extends to site assembly facilities, suggesting some flexibility for developers assembling plots ahead of a wider scheme.
Applications route through Hampshire Trust Bank's business development finance channel directly, rather than an automated online tool. Evidence requirements for experienced developer status, planning position and exit strategy are not itemised in the sources reviewed, so applicants should prepare a full scheme appraisal before assuming any figure is guaranteed. A practical rundown of documents typically expected for a development finance application appears in this application checklist.
Advantages to weigh up
- Leverage of up to 65% gross development value gives a defined ceiling for how much of a scheme's projected value the facility could fund.
- A 12 to 36 month standard term aligns with typical residential build and sale timelines rather than short bridging periods.
- Coverage extends beyond standard housing to student accommodation and mixed-use projects, plus site assembly facilities for pre-development stages.
Limitations to understand
- An individual rate, fees and drawdown structure require a written quote; a published standard variable rate is not the total borrowing cost.
- The stated audience is experienced developers, so track record requirements may exclude first-time development borrowers.
- Commercial development and development exit are handled as separate products, so this facility should not be assumed to cover those scenarios.
Look at the wider picture
Comparing the alternatives
Because Hampshire Trust Bank has not published full pricing for this product, comparing it against other development finance options means requesting written terms from each lender covering rate, fees, leverage against GDV, and drawdown schedule side by side. Two facilities quoting similar headline leverage can still differ significantly once arrangement fees, monitoring surveyor costs and exit fees are added.
Structure matters as much as headline cost. A facility releasing funds in staged drawdowns tied to build milestones behaves differently from one paying out in fewer, larger tranches, and exit requirements, sale of units versus refinance, shape flexibility if a scheme runs behind schedule. Background on how UK development finance products are typically built is covered in this development finance overview and this development finance guide.
Product features checked against each provider’s UK website. These are comparison pointers, not a price ranking or a promise of eligibility.
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How we put this guide together
This is a review of published UK product information, not a customer experience or a hands-on test. We have not assigned a star rating. This guide focuses on Hampshire Trust Bank — Residential development finance. Other products may have different terms.
Sources checked 19 September 2026. Your written offer determines your actual costs and conditions.
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