Added to existing schemes under construction, Puma is currently supporting the delivery of over 1,200 new care beds UK-wide.

Later living has been an area of focus for Puma which has provided over £500m of loans to this sector since inception. This has supported the delivery of 49 care homes and over 3,500 new care beds nationwide.

Last year this saw Puma enter a “landmark” partnership with Madison International Realty, a global real estate private equity firm.

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Madison helped underpin the launch of the Puma Real Estate Secured Credit Fund which achieved its first close in December, with immediate deployment into a £150m seed loan book. Additionally, it secured a £100m back leverage facility from Goldman Sachs.

This fund has since allowed Puma to offer senior development and stabilisation loans of £20m to £100m across the living sector.

“Demand for modern, purpose?built care homes continues to grow while much of the existing stock ages,” said Tony Throp, director and head of healthcare at Puma Property Finance.

“In 2025 we expanded both our lending capacity and our product range, which means we can support more schemes from development through to stabilisation.

“We are proud to play our part in addressing the UK’s care bed shortage and will continue to prioritise sustainable, resident?centred homes.”