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Commercial property & bridging

Property-secured lending, where the exit matters as much as the entry. Bridging is priced monthly, so a plan that slips is expensive.

Who it suits

  • Buying or refinancing investment property
  • A purchase that has to complete faster than a bank can move
  • Releasing equity to fund something else

How it works

  • The property is the security, and the loan is sized to its value.
  • Bridging is short-dated and priced per month, with a defined exit.
  • Refinancing onto a term facility is usually the exit.

What to check before signing

  • Whether the exit is evidenced or assumed. Lenders test this and so should you.
  • Retained versus serviced interest, because it changes what you actually receive.
  • Valuation and legal costs, which are real and payable regardless of outcome.
  • Extension fees if the exit slips by a month.

What we will need

Property details and valuation
Exit evidence
Bank statements
Asset and liability statement