Category: Thought Leadership

  • A UK street scene showing rows of houses with a barometer superimposed

    The mood after MIPIM

    March 28, 2025
    By David Norman, Founder Director Davon Investments At last year’s MIPIM, residential developers and investors from the UK were subdued.…
  • How Mezzanine Finance Became a Go-To Tool

    March 21, 2025
    Mezz Goes Mainstream with SME Developers By David Norman, Founder, Davon Mezzanine finance occupies a unique position in the capital…
  • A UK street scene showing rows of houses with a barometer superimposed

    Market Barometer

    February 21, 2025
    After last year’s false start, is there again cause for optimism? At the beginning of 2024, falling interest rates sparked…
  • SME housebuilders and sustainability

    December 17, 2024
    It's something they can't ignore Davon, which provides funding for developers building high unit value homes, is urging SME housebuilders…
  • Beyond the numbers

    October 15, 2024
    Mezzanine finance and the human side of residential development In residential development, success frequently hinges on more than just spreadsheets.…
  • Post-Election Outlook – Will we see a 2024 rebound?

    June 25, 2024
    Businesses struggle with unpredictability, few more so than smaller residential developers. When goalposts move unexpectedly, financial projections no longer stack…
  • A residential development under construction

    Mitigating Risk in Residential Development

    May 31, 2024
    The Mezzanine Finance Advantage This article examines how mezzanine finance helps SME developers manage risk in an unpredictable market. We…
  • David Norman addresses tomorrow’s developers

    May 2, 2024
    Davon’s David Norman guested on the panel for the latest event in the Tomorrow’s Developer series by Close Brothers Property…
  • Planning delays: Will new law deliver reform?

    March 5, 2024
    By David Norman, Davon For smaller and medium-sized developers, 2023 was the year that everything took longer. It took longer…