Bridging Loans for Refurbishments and Conversions

Bridging Loans for Refurbishments and Conversions

Undertaking a refurbishment or conversion? The best way to finance these kinds of projects is with a refurbishment bridging loan (or ‘refurb loan’). Here’s how they work.   How Refurbishment Bridging Loans Work   Like ordinary bridging loans, refurb loans...
What is Bridging Finance for Property Development?

What is Bridging Finance for Property Development?

When most people hear the term “bridging finance”, they don’t usually think of property development. Instead, they think of someone trying to purchase a property who can’t get their mortgage sorted in time. Bridging finance can help a buyer “bridge the gap”, so...
What is Development Exit Finance?

What is Development Exit Finance?

Since the Bank of England began to increase interest rates in 2022, more and more property developers have begun to use development exit finance. So, what is it and why has it become so popular? Development exit finance is debt secured against a substantially finished...
5 Things to Look For in a Development Finance Broker

5 Things to Look For in a Development Finance Broker

A good development finance broker is invaluable. Brokers can save you time and effort by sourcing finance for your property development project. This frees you up to concentrate on what you do best: building houses. But a good broker can be hard to find. As with...
What is Equity Funding for Property Developers?

What is Equity Funding for Property Developers?

Equity funding for property developers is money invested in development projects by external parties. These parties could be private individuals, institutions, or funds. Equity funding is different to debt provided by a bank or non-bank lender. Banks and lenders lend...
Are Development Finance Rates Going to Rise?

Are Development Finance Rates Going to Rise?

Over the past couple of years, it has felt like a bit of a rates (ahem) to the bottom in terms of how much debt will cost you. By reducing rates or by keeping them the same and increasing leverage beyond 70%, development finance lenders have been making debt...