About The Helmsley Group
The Helmsley Group has been active in property since 1980, making it one of the longer-established specialist finance businesses in the UK. Based in York, the group does something unusual in the bridging and development finance world: it lends money to developers while simultaneously developing property itself. That means when a broker brings a development case to Helmsley, the team assessing it has personally managed projects of similar complexity — listed buildings, residential conversions, commercial HQs, barn conversions and scheduled ancient monuments are all in the group's own development portfolio.
The Helmsley Group lends from its own resources rather than from bank debt or external institutional lines. There is no credit committee at a funding bank to satisfy, no warehouse facility that might be called in. That independence translates into genuine decision-making flexibility: if the deal makes sense, the decision-maker can say yes. Helmsley has no rigid application form; each property and each loan is assessed individually on its own merits. Some repeat borrowers are on their seventh or eighth scheme with the group.
The investment portfolio now covers properties worth over £120 million, predominantly commercial assets in York and Northern England, including prime high-street assets on Coney Street and a significant ongoing regeneration project at Coney Street Riverside. The group has FCA authorisation and is both a Patron of the NACFB and a member of the ASTL.
Bridging Loans from The Helmsley Group
Helmsley lends from £250,000 to £2.5 million on development and bridging finance, with terms up to 18 months and LTVs up to 60%. Rates from 1.0% per month. England and Wales. Each case is assessed individually — no standard criteria, no credit scoring, no rigid application forms.
What Can Helmsley Finance?
- Residential development and conversion
- Listed building and heritage property finance
- Commercial and mixed-use development
- Bridging for property purchases ahead of development
- Part-built and stalled projects requiring re-finance
How to Apply with The Helmsley Group
Helmsley works through commercial finance brokers and directly with experienced developers and builders. Enquiries go to [email protected] or by phone on 01904 682 800. The team is based at Colenso House, 1 Omega, Monks Cross Drive, Huntington, York YO32.
Contact
Address:
The Helmsley Group
Colenso House, 1 Omega, Monks Cross Drive, Huntington, York, YO32 9GZ
Phone:
01904 682 800