HTB's Monthly Edit – October 2025

Welcome to October's spooktacular edition of the HTB Monthly Edit. We’ve rounded up our top articles and the latest hauntingly good news from inside HTB, all in one place, so you don’t miss a thing.

Whether you're here for insights, updates, or just a quick catch-up, we’ve got you covered.

DEVELOPMENT FINANCE  

1. HTB completes £18.2m refinance facility for Grade II listed offices 

• £18.2m facility refinances and stabilises a newly refurbished Grade II listed office scheme. 
• Second transaction with the same client, following earlier £13.3m retirement living refinance. 
• Blends heritage and sustainability, attracting legal, financial and creative tenants. 

Link here for full story. 

SPECIALIST MORTGAGES  

2. HTB delivers £1.2m semi-commercial facility for overseas landlord  

• We completed a £1.2m semi-commercial facility for an Australian landlord entering the UK market. 
• The deal involved gifted equity, a semi-commercial property, and a bespoke structure tailored to the client’s needs. 
• We’re seeing rising demand from brokers with overseas clients and complex cases, reinforcing our role as a long-term lending partner. 

Link here for full story. 

DEVELOPMENT FINANCE 

3. HTB announces the completion of an £8.28m facility in Manchester 

• The transaction involved eight titles and a complex structure. Supporting the acquisition and preparatory works for a landmark development site. 
• Delivered for Soller Nine Limited, the site has full planning consent for an 18-storey Grade A office building. 
• Led by Harry Bhogal and supported by Joseph Gibson, it demonstrates the clarity, flexibility and collaboration that define HTB’s approach to development finance.  

Link here for full story. 

Real stories from inside HTB 

Our values aren’t just words on a page, they're celebrated. Team HTB, Specialist Customer Focus, Delivering Excellence and Unwavering Integrity are at the heart of everything we do. Lived by incredible people who help make HTB what it is. 

Listen to three voices, Lara O. , Harpreet Kaur , and Haykuhi Chitakhyan as they share what makes HTB a great place to work. 

Link here for full story. 

Black History Month 

We celebrated Black History Month by reflecting on the theme Standing Firm in Power and Pride and, most importantly, listening. We heard from Adesola and Trina on what it means to them.  

Adesola Omowa told us why it matters to mark Black History Month in the workplace: 

Trina Burnett spoke about how individuals can make a difference: 

Read more on Adesola or Trina’s stories.

Quiz night 

We hosted an internal quiz night, an evening of friendly competition, good food and team spirit. 

The quiz included questions inspired by Black History Month, covering music, sport, science and literature. It sparked some thoughtful conversations.  

To round off the evening we shared Afro-Caribbean dishes, a delicious way to honour the cultures behind the history we're celebrating.  

Huge thanks to Orla Ferrie , our resident quizmaster for hosting an incredible evening. Congratulations to the winning team, Edward Eames , Adesola Omowa , Sophie Barnard , April Flanagan and Daniel Lockley .  

Link here for full story.

Celebrating Diwali

We marked Diwali by enjoying some sweet treats in the office. The Festival of Lights celebrates the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.  

To our savers, brokers, partners and colleagues who celebrated, may the Festival of Lights bring happiness, prosperity and special moments shared with those who matter most. 

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Recognising National Customer Service Week

We celebrated National Customer Service Week, and the amazing people behind our award-winning savings accounts.  

Our savings team pride themselves with specialist customer focus and delivering excellence and Savers say, ‘Excellent you get to speak to a real person.’   

Whether you’re speaking to Rosie Carman , Rhianne Daniel , San san Lam or anyone else in our friendly team across London and Birmingham, you’re always talking to real people who genuinely care and, we’re taking a moment to celebrate them. 

Link here for full story.

What's new with Team HTB

A warm welcome to our new joiners in Specialist Mortgages, PAULA PRIEST , Business Development Manager, Mathura Paramjorthy , Head of Portfolio Management, and Razvana Khan , Business Development Manager we are excited to have you on board.

Huge congratulations to Jack Slade , Business Development Manager and Danny Kiely , Head of Sales on their promotions, wishing them the best of luck in their new roles.

Women’s Recognition Awards

We're proud to have attended the Women’s Recognition Awards and to have sponsored the Women in Management category.  

Congratulations to our brilliant finalists Poppy M. and Alex Upton and to Penny Desborough on the win for Woman in Management. It’s an honour to support an event that champions women across the industry.  

Link here for full story.

Shortlisted at the Moneyfactscompare.co.uk Awards 

We’re excited to have been shortlisted for not just one, but two categories at the Money Facts Awards 2026 - Fixed Rate Savings Provider of the Year and Easy-to-open Savings Account Provider of the Year. 

Our savings team are proud to be recognised for our clear, competitive and simple savings accounts, backed up with amazing service.  

Link to full story and voting here. 

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Until next time, The HTB Team.