Borrower Tips
Fix and Flip Loans: A Comprehensive Guide For Beginners
Fix and Flip Loans: Your Ultimate Guide to Property Investing Success.
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Bridging Loan For Renovation | How To Fund A Renovation
Have you found a prime-location property at a bargain price, but it’s missing a kitchen or even a roof? A bridging loan for renovation could be your solution.
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Unregulated Bridging Loans Vs Regulated Bridging Loans
A short guide covering the key differences between regulated and unregulated bridging loans, for more informed decision-making.
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Bridging Loan vs Mortgage: What's The Difference?
You’ve found a great investment property; a diamond in the rough with huge potential - but it needs some work. Do you try the traditional mortgage route, or is there a faster, more efficient way to unlock the opportunity?
Industry Insights
Why Mezzanine and Equity Finance are in High Demand
After highlighting an acute equity shortage in last month’s Industry Insights, it’s no surprise that demand for mezzanine and equity finance is on the up amongst property investors. As more borrowers look to plug the gap, now is the time to get to grips with this type of funding.
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Everything You Need to Know About Bridging Loan Deposits
Bridging loans are becoming increasingly useful in property investment and development. In order to secure a bridging loan, you’ll need a deposit.
How much is required for your bridging loan deposit can be anything from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of pounds.
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Bridging Loans for Barn Conversions: Financing Your Dream Project
Thanks to changes to permitted development rights for agricultural buildings in early 2024, barn conversions have become a lot more feasible. In this blog we look at using bridging finance to fund a barn conversion project.
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How to Secure the Best Property Development Bridging Loan
The bridging loan market is continually growing and evolving, offering proven solutions for overcoming short-term funding gaps in all types of UK property transactions.
Property developers and investors are increasingly using bridging loans because they’re fast, flexible and can significantly improve access to market opportunities.
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Bridging Loan to Buy a House: Everything You Need To Know
The UK housing market can be tricky, navigating property chains or trying to secure your dream home before selling your existing home. Bridging finance has become a key solution, offering temporary liquidity that can prevent you from missing out on market opportunities .
Industry Insights
Property Development's Next Chapter: Navigating the Liquidity Crunch
After discussing how slow transaction cycles are restricting businesses, we’re now exploring another issue property investors face - a liquidity crunch. Higher interest rates (even with the latest base rate decrease) translate to larger equity inputs on every deal with debt attached. But despite the lack of liquidity, opportunities are out there.
Industry Insights
The Business Killer: Are Extended Transaction Cycles Here to Stay?
Talking to industry colleagues, from lenders, brokers, agents & investors, everyone is asking the same question: Why are property transactions taking so long to complete?
And is this the new normal?
Industry Insights
As the housing crisis continues, has hope sprung in commercial property?
The UK’s housing shortage continues to drive problems throughout the market, from affordability to homelessness, spurring private ventures into action. Meanwhile, could commercial mortgage arrears signify the next opportunity?