Founder and Co-Chief executive officer
Chris Oatway
Working in the industry for 18 years and the winner of the Broker: Bridging & Short Term Finance award at the 2019 British Specialist Lending Awards, Chris is the Co-Chief Executive Officer at LDN Finance and Head of the Specialist Finance division including development finance, commercial finance and bridging finance.
Graduating from the University of Liverpool with Anthony Rose, the two founded LDN Finance in 2017. Chris has honed his development finance expertise through funding a number of complex deals including; joint venture finance on a large industrial site without planning permission, a portfolio of student accommodation development and commercial opportunities across the UK, and time critical multifaceted bridging finance deals.
Chris prides himself on fast and high communication levels, approaching his clients with a detail-oriented focus. He is always looking to front foot potential concerns to ensure steps can be put in place to guarantee all parties are happy in any transaction. Building strong relationships with both lenders and clients is Chris’s speciality, always going the extra mile and adding value at every step of the journey.