Picture story: Home sweet home in South London

Last year, we visited London property specialist HWJ Developments Ltd who were in the midst of refurbishing a 1930s detached house in South London. Business owner Henry Jamieson has over 15 years of experience, and his previous projects include a range of residential and commercial buildings, from Red Dog Restaurants in Hoxton and Clapham to art galleries in Mayfair and residential properties throughout central London from Wandsworth through to Camden.

The brand new 3,487sqft 5 bedroom house is situated in suburban London just 20 minutes by train from London Bridge or Victoria. Henry explained he was particularly excited when he found the house for sale on the internet as ‘the proportions of the building are very rare, it’s as wide as it is deep.’ However, the property had been affected by subsidence due to an overgrown oak tree and so the foundations needed completely redoing.

After acquiring the property and receiving planning permission late in 2015, Henry and his team of 15 full-time staff spent just under a year re-configuring the house. The building process went smoothly — Henry told us his philosophy for any development is “Aim for the best, but assume the worst, so that if the worst comes up you’re ready and will still make a profit.” Once the building was complete, the property was ‘dressed’ to bring it to life. This gives potential buyers an idea of how they might use the space, including a laid table and beautiful hand blown glass lighting in the kitchen diner.

To extend and refurbish this new family home in South London, HWJ Developments Ltd borrowed in December 2015. In this picture story, take a tour of the property and meet Henry:

Accessing flexible finance allowed Henry to keep working and moving forward with his project. He added Funding Circle were a “joy to work with” and “made everything exceptionally easy to understand.” If, like Henry, you need property finance for your business, then you can email our property finance team directly to start your application.