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Development finance: debt vs forward funding

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Posted by David Slade on 29 April 2016

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David is a senior partner within our commercial real estate team. He specialises in investment property sales and purchases.

David Slade

David is a senior partner within our commercial real estate team. He specialises in investment property sales and purchases.

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