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LendInvest Reports Record £1.44bn Lending in 2026 Financial Year

Specialist property lender LendInvest originated a record £1.44bn in loans during the 2026 financial year, marking a 17% increase compared to the previous year. The company’s buy-to-let (BTL) division accounted for £917m of these originations, with most activity coming from professional landlords and portfolio investors.

LendInvest achieved record quarterly lending of £415m in Q1 and a monthly origination high of £196m in March. The short-term lending division also reported a record Q4, with offers reaching £113m. Assets under management rose by 18% to £3.82bn, and funds under management increased from £5.13bn to £5.48bn.

The group stated that the growth reflected increased activity across both principal and third-party lending, entering the new financial year with a record lending pipeline. LendInvest described 2026 as a year of “continued progress and recalibration” amid a slower and more uncertain UK property finance market.

LendInvest returned to profitability in 2026, delivering an underlying profit of £4m compared to a loss of £1.3m the previous year. Profit after tax reached £2.3m, an annual improvement of £3.9m. The company also reported a 200% increase in EBITDA to £8.7m.

Earlier in July, LendInvest announced cuts across its two- and five-year BTL products. The group noted that while it entered the first quarter of the 2027 financial year with record lending levels, it expects lending to drop in Q2 due to higher swap rates resulting from the Middle East conflict.

These developments are particularly relevant for UK letting agents and inventory clerks, as the consolidation of the market into fewer, larger landlords may impact the structure and management of rental portfolios.