About us

An industrial and logistics finance arranger on the borrower's side

Led by Matt Lenzie, with 25 years and more than £500 million of UK property finance arranged.

Matt Lenzie, Founder & Principal Broker
Matt Lenzie · Founder & Principal Broker
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Matt Lenzie, Founder & Principal Broker

Matt Lenzie founded Industrial Property Finance after more than 25 years arranging funding for commercial property across the UK. Over that time he has structured and placed more than £500 million of finance, from single-unit owner-occupier purchases to distribution warehouses, trade counter parks and multi-let industrial portfolios.

Much of that career was spent on the lender's side of the table, which is where the relationships come from. He knows how commercial mortgage, bridging, development, refinance and portfolio desks underwrite industrial and logistics assets, what they will stretch on, and where a deal will stall. That is the difference between an introduction and a funded deal.

Every enquiry is read, structured and taken to market by Matt himself. There is no junior desk and no hand-off. Owner-occupiers, investors, multi-let landlords and developers deal directly with the person arranging their finance.

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25 yrs
Arranging property finance
£500m+
Funding arranged
100+
Lender relationships
Direct
Every deal, no hand-off

What we do

We arrange finance for industrial and logistics property across the whole lifecycle of a deal, from distribution warehouses and multi-let estates to trade counters, workshops and yards. We model the facility a deal needs, take it to the lenders most likely to back it, and place the structure that funds the property from acquisition or works through to long-term hold. We work across commercial mortgages, owner-occupier funding, acquisition finance, bridging, development and refurbishment finance, mezzanine, equity introductions and term debt for owner-occupiers, investors, landlords and developers UK-wide.

We are an arranger and introducer, not a lender. We work the whole market and are paid by lender commission or an agreed fee, so our incentive sits with the borrower rather than any one funder. Most of the lending we arrange is unregulated business lending; where a transaction would be a regulated mortgage contract, we refer it to an appropriately authorised firm.

Why sector knowledge matters

A fully let multi-let estate, a trade counter with a national covenant and a vacant workshop bought at auction are underwritten on different tests by different lenders. One turns on the rent roll, the reversion and the manager. One turns on covenant strength and unexpired term. One turns on the exit, whether that is a letting, a refurbishment or an owner-occupier mortgage. Knowing which lender backs which kind of deal, at what leverage and on what terms, is the difference between a deal that funds and one that stalls.

The company

Industrial Property Finance is a trading name of Lenzie Consulting Ltd, registered in England and Wales under company number 08174104. Registered office: Lynch Farm, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3QZ.

Tell us about your deal

Send us the outline and Matt will come back with a view on fundability and likely terms.