Kingfisher Property Finance

Founded in 1988

As a professional intermediary Kingfisher Property Finance advises on the arrangement of finance for real estate investment and development. We provide a service combining the discipline and expertise of Chartered Surveying with banking and financial skills.

Many banks and financial institutions are currently reviewing their finance and investment strategies alongside their existing loan-books given the current pandemic, to take account of an uncertain market and in response to changed asset and liability exposures.

A number of lenders have withdrawn from the commercial real estate lending market whilst others have significantly revised their pricing and gearing levels. Generally clients have found the lending market very transient and for some, lenders that had been there long term either have no or a much reduced lending appetite.

We have relationships with debt funds, family offices and other non-bank lenders in addition to mainstream lenders.

Kingfisher Property Finance

Our Vision

Through a detailed knowledge of commercial real estate lenders’ terms Kingfisher Property Finance aims to introduce clients to sources of finance from across the lending spectrum with whom they can build relationships based upon innovative solutions and flexibility at competitive pricing.

Our Team

James Maunder Taylor

Managing Director

James is a Chartered Surveyor with over 30 years of experience in real estate. He has worked internationally as well as throughout the UK across all real estate sectors.

Before joining Kingfisher Property Finance in 2007, established originally in 1988, James had worked in the Far East, EMEA and the UK. Whilst with Jones Lang LaSalle and Cushman & Wakefield he oversaw the day to day as well as strategic management of multi national’s real estate portfolios across the Far East, Middle East, Africa and Europe.

Crestbridge, acquired Kingfisher in March 2018 and the entire debt advisory and on-shore funds team from Kingfisher went across to Crestbridge UK Ltd. For the three years at Crestbridge he led the finance advisory business under Crestbridge Property Finance LLP sourcing both conventional and Sharia finance for property investors and developers. He has extensive experience of arranging finance for all commercial and residential property classes including the alternatives sector such as buy to rent, student accommodation, hotels and data centres. He also has significant experience of the development process and is well placed to assist clients in satisfying lenders due diligence.

Roxanne V. Tahbaz

Head of Business Development

Roxanne is a highly skilled and motivating team leader, with 14 years of experience in business development, across New York City and London, including improving growth, logistics and operations while in managerial positions. She is accomplished at managing partnerships, planning, designing and implementing strategies, applying creative solutions and organising events. Roxanne also has exemplary customer service skills acquired from years of working with UHNW clients and managing business relationships to tailor bespoke services as needed. She bridges the traditional departmental silos in order to curate the company aesthetic and culture, both internally and externally - steering the internal alignment as it applies to client needs, while streamlining procedures and aligning the company to refine experiences, as a result growing and improving the business.

Roxanne has worked with Maclaren, Eykyn Maclean, Laser Performance, Phillips, Dory Ventures, Serpentine Galleries, Unit London and Avant Arte, among many others. She is also the Founder of O2 4us Consulting and currently serves in an executive capacity for several companies in the soft commodities and consumer product industries.

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