- Metropolitan Housing Trust, which trades under Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH), has secured £250 million in funding from NatWest
- Investment will support the delivery of new homes and community programmes
- Deal underlines both NatWest’s and MTVH’s commitment to supporting affordable housing and regional growth
MTVH, a leading provider of affordable and social housing, has secured a further £250 million in funding from NatWest to support the delivery of new homes and community initiatives.
The investment will enable MTVH to increase housing supply across tenures including social rent, affordable rent, shared ownership, and key worker housing. MTVH aims to deliver 6,000 new homes as part of its MTVH 2030 strategy and currently has around 4,000 homes on site across its development programme.
This includes major schemes in London and beyond, such as Leeside Road in Enfield, 55 West in West Ealing, TwelveTrees Park in West Ham, and a major regeneration of the Clapham Park estate.
NatWest continues to play a leading role in supporting the social housing sector. In February, the bank announced £10 billion of funding for the UK social housing sector by the end of 2028 and has already provided more than £25 billion* in commercial lending and capital markets support between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2025.
In June, NatWest also announced the launch of a new £250 million Section 106 Loan Fund, supporting housing associations to acquire affordable homes from housebuilders and helping unlock stalled housing delivery in England.
Duncan Brown, Chief Financial Officer at Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH), said:
“Following a record year for development at MTVH, alongside increased investment in our existing homes, this partnership with NatWest strengthens our ability to deliver the affordable homes the country needs while continuing to invest in our existing homes.”
John Horton, Relationship Director at NatWest, commented:
“Social housing and infrastructure more generally is vital to our customers, communities and businesses alike. Access to good quality, affordable housing means local people have a secure, safe space they can call home, while local businesses benefit by having a community they can look to when they’re recruiting.
“MTVH has a strong track record of delivering for its residents and communities. We’re proud to partner with them in their mission to increase the supply of high-quality affordable housing, while delivering growth to local areas.”
MTVH’s commitment to sustainability will also help residents manage energy costs, and the loans will support MTVH’s continued investment into energy efficient homes.
The funding package, comprising a 10-year term loan and a three-year revolving credit facility, completed in March 2026. It has been used to refinance existing debt while providing additional capital to deliver new homes and support the organisation’s long-term business plan.
MTVH operates across England, with large concentrations of homes in London, the South East, East Midlands and the East of England, providing safe, secure and affordable homes, alongside care and support services for older people and those with mental health needs, alongside transitional services. The organisation also delivers training programmes and community initiatives to support employment and strengthen local communities.
The deal supports NatWest’s Growing Together plan, which sets out five key pillars on how the bank is supporting UK growth, including supporting major infrastructure projects – including social housing development - across the whole of the UK. More information at: https://www.natwestgroup.com/who-we-are/about-natwest-group/growing-together.html
*NatWest provided more than £25 billion in commercial loans and capital market support to UK social housing sector between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2025 based on cumulative lending and finance provided to housing associations from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2025, as extracted from NatWest Group’s internal systems. No reliance has been placed on externally available housing regulatory data. The processes used to define, collect and report data on our social funding, financing and facilitation activities are not subject to the same formal controls and often involve manual steps and less robust governance, which may affect data quality and consistency. Readers are therefore advised to interpret this announcement with appropriate caution. Social funding, financing and facilitation represent only a relatively small proportion of our overall funding, financing and facilitation activities.
About Metropolitan Thames Valley (MTVH)
Metropolitan Thames Valley (MTVH) is a not-for-profit charity providing affordable housing across London, the South East, East Midlands, and East of England, which owns, administers and manages over 59,000 homes for more than 120,000 residents. We are also a developer of new homes and with our housebuilder partners we aim to build 1,000 homes annually.
In addition to offering decent and affordable homes, we deliver a range of supported housing services in specialist areas including older people, mental health, and transitional services.
Through our Community Impact team, we run training courses, events, and activities designed to enhance employment opportunities, improve educational outcomes, and foster stronger communities.
MTVH is a member of the housing sector trade association, the National Housing Federation (NHF), and the G15 group of London’s largest housing associations.
