Digital property finance platform reports lending trends

By Milan Rojan

UK specialist property finance marketplace Brickflow has generated more than $705m in loan offers during the second quarter of 2026, as platform data highlighted continued activity across digital property lending despite softer search volumes.

The company said the loan offers were generated across bridging finance, commercial mortgages and development finance between April and June. Development finance remained the largest segment on the platform, accounting for 61% of total search value, which reached $11.5bn during the quarter.

Search activity declined across all three products compared with the previous quarter, with bridging finance searches falling 13.6%, commercial mortgage searches down 22.1% and development finance searches decreasing 8.3%. However, requests for Decisions in Principle (DIPs) have increased by 6% for bridging finance and 12% for commercial mortgages, suggesting more borrowers progressed from initial searches to funding enquiries.

Brickflow has generated around $350m in bridging finance loan offers during the quarter, while commercial mortgage offers totalled approximately $33m. Development finance contributed about $320m in loan offers.

Sabinder Robinson-Sandhu, Head of Growth at Brickflow, said the figures reflected stronger borrower progression from search to funding decisions and growing lender confidence in segments such as land finance. He added that access to real-time market data helps brokers make more informed lending recommendations in a changing market.

The data also showed stronger lender appetite for land finance. The number of bridging lenders prepared to finance land with detailed planning permission has risen by 61% since the fourth quarter of 2025, making it the fastest-growing segment on the platform. Brickflow said planning reforms introduced last year have contributed to the shift in lender activity.

The decline in bridging finance searches reflected broader market conditions. According to figures from the Bridging & Development Lenders Association, bridging loan applications across the sector have fallen by 15% to approximately $13.4bn during the first quarter of 2026.

Brickflow also has expanded its lender panel during the quarter with the addition of HBI Capital, Pallas Capital and Bridge Invest, broadening financing options for brokers and borrowers.