Peter Clayton leads Property Finance at Leumi UK, bringing nearly 20 years of real estate finance experience. Since joining in 2021, he has worked across all property sectors with a range of borrowers, from entrepreneurs to institutional investors and has dramatically expanded the firm's lending book, team size and capability.

Previously, Peter held senior roles at Lloyds Banking Group and Santander UK. A Durham University Geography graduate, he started his career in the wine industry before transitioning to the real estate space.

I sat down with Peter to discuss a broad range of subjects which covered some of the following topics:

• Early career moves, reasons and learnings

• The role of clearing banks and their function and relevance in property finance.

• Understanding the cost of capitals impact on real estate finance and investment decisions.

• How Peter and the team have driven significant growth since joining Leumi

• Leumi's USP – In an increasingly noisy market, how Leumi stand out

• The use of debt brokers and how they add value in structuring deals.

• Underwriting assets & sponsors - assessing credibility, business plans, and long-term viability.

• Why overlooked sectors like retail can still present strong opportunities for contrarian investors

Oh and one last question - who are the People, what Property, and in which Place Peter would invest should he have £500m of capital at his disposal. Catch the full episode which will is live on Youtube, Spotify and Apple NOW!

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