Property finance lender MSP Capital has become the latest Patron of the NACFB, the UK’s biggest trade association for commercial finance brokers.

The move is designed to strengthen the 45-year-old firm’s capacity to engage with brokers seeking finance solutions for property developers among their client base.

Members of the NACFB, standing for National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers, support thousands of SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises), including in the property sector, through funding.

Leigh Bartlett, MSP Capital’s Chief Executive, said becoming an NACFB Patron would help with the firm’s strategy to grow its already successful broker channel and contribute to a goal of achieving a loan book worth £750 million or more over the next five years.

Leigh said:

“We share the NAFCB’s drive to set the highest standards of customer care and their focus on relationship-led lending. That’s what we’re all about too. Our reasons for joining are to broaden our broker network, work with their unrivalled membership base, increase our visibility in the marketplace and strengthen relationships.”

Established in 1992, the NAFCB is an independent, not-for-profit association. In 2024, its members facilitated more than three quarters of the UK’s entire £38 billion broker-led SME lending market.

As a Patron, MSP Capital will work to uphold the NACFB’s charter and code of practice, championing professional standards and reinforcing the confidence of SMEs to work with brokers.

NACFB Chief Executive Jim Higginbotham said:

“We’re really pleased to welcome MSP Capital as a Patron of the association. Their longstanding presence in the property finance space and their commitment to working closely with brokers align strongly with the values we look for in our Patron community."

“We look forward to supporting their engagement with the intermediary sector and to working together to strengthen outcomes for the SMEs and clients our members serve.”

MSP Capital’s decision to become an NAFCB Patron comes just weeks after the lender reduced pricing across its bridging and development loan products in a separate strategic move aimed at supporting the market.

Brokers and developers can now access MSP Capital bridging deals from 0.75% per month up to 75% LTV and development loans from 0.80% up to 70% LTGDV.

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