Case Studies

We arranged funding for the purchase of Callow Hall, a former von Essen Hotel, by a private buyer. The 16-bedroom, Grade II Listed, country house hotel is set in 33 acres of private gardens, situated at the gateway to the stunning Peak District National Park. The multi-award-winning hotel was built in the mid-19th Century and contains many Jacobean features.

We secured the funding for the acquisition of the freehold interest of The Steamboat Tavern by experienced operator Valerie Bint, the leaseholder who has transformed the pub into a highly successful business, with an enviable reputation as a live music venue.

Despite the preconception that banks are not lending on pubs, we secured finance for the purchase of the closed Victoria Inn in Eastington near Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, by Mrs Sainty. By presenting the opportunity in the correct fashion, the banks will support lending in the public house sector.

Christie Finance organised the funding to enable Mr and Mrs Sinclair to buy the high-profile 17-bedroom Atholl Arms Hotel in the tourist town of Dunkeld. The Sinclairs are both Scottish, but have lived in the United States for the last 26 years.

We secured a highly-competitive, bespoke funding package for Cream Care Ltd, which operates three specialist homes in and around Taunton and Torquay. In addition to refinancing their existing funding, we also obtained funding for the company to acquire a development site, which will become Cream Care’s fourth home.

We provided a finance package to enable first-time care operators from London, the Patel family, to buy Victoria Lodge residential care home in Worthing, East Sussex. The 23-bed home is rated 2-Star (Good) by CQC and is run with a registered manager and staff.

We provided a finance package to enable first-time care operators from London, the Patel family, to buy Victoria Lodge residential care home in Worthing, East Sussex. The 23-bed home is rated 2-Star (Good) by CQC and is run with a registered manager and staff.

We secured funding from a major high street lender for the purchase of the popular wet-led community pub, The Red Post Inn at Peasedown St John, just outside Bath, by the existing leaseholders of the business, Mr Simon and Mrs Megan Sandall.

We arranged finance for the acquisition of the Dew Drop closed public house within a week. Contracts had already been exchanged on the purchase, but a property sale had fallen through. Our proposal was submitted to the bank on Monday and the purchase completed on Friday.

We secured funding from a high street lender for the purchase of The Red Cow by first-time buyers Alexis Beeching and Toby Didier’Serre. The idyllic, Grade II Listed, thatched pub includes a traditional bar with open fireplace, beams, a restaurant and beer garden.

We funded the purchase of Scarborough’s Weston Hotel for first-time buyers, Tom and Pat Hendry from Cheshire. The substantial 36-bedroom hotel is located close to the town’s main amenities and features a residents’ lounge, lounge bar, dining room and function room.

The Five Bells public house is located in the centre of the village of Rattlesden, Suffolk. We secured funding for its acquisition by Deborah Oliver, who had been the leaseholder for over 13 years before taking up the opportunity to acquire the business.