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Borrowing amounts, fees, interest and total to repay is intended to be a guide based on the amount entered. A bridge finance specialist will fully assess your requirements and provide an illustration.
Bridging loan amount £200,000 (including £4,035 lender and £1,190 broker fees), 0 monthly payments with a monthly interest rate of 0.68% rolled up over 12 months giving a total amount payable of £224,251 at an APRC of 10.2%. The contract will be secured against the property.
A bridging loan is multipurpose and has a variety of uses, with lending mainly based on the property, borrowers experience and plan for the property, it means that whilst lenders will carry out a credit check, they don’t tend to be overly concerned about a low or bad credit profle. Although it’s important to note, if a traditional mortgage is required on exit, that is likely subject to full lender credit and affordability checks.
Bridging loans are used to ‘bridge’ the gap until the main finance is available, this could be a traditional mortgage, or the property is sold, following say a renovation.
For example, you might be selling your main home and buying a new one, but then the buyer of your property withdraws, and you do not want to lose your dream home. A bridging loan could be the solution, as you can raise the funds across both properties, to secure the purchase of your new home. Once your current property is sold you repay some or all of the bridging finance from the proceeds of sale and then by using a traditional mortgage on the new property to repay any remaining balance if required. This is often referred to as ‘saving a chain break’. You are then in the home you wanted to be, with a traditional mortgage if you needed it.
Other uses are auction purchases, where traditionally property investors are looking for below market value properties or properties with a potential to sell for a profit once a refurbishment has been completed, often called ‘Buy to Sell mortgages’. Some may even be looking for a property to purchase to keep as a residential home.
A bridge can also help with ‘un-mortgageable’ properties (Structural issues, refurbishment, reconfiguration or change of use). These are unlikely to qualify for a traditional mortgage, a bridge allows you to buy the property, renovate it to a standard acceptable for a traditional mortgage, you may plan to live in it, rent it out or sell it.
✓ 1 – 24 Month term (longer on buy to let)
✓ £100,000 to no maximum loan amounts
✓ Rates from 0.33%
✓ 100% LTV available with additional security (i.e. 2 properties)
✓ 1st, 2nd and 3rd Charges
✓ No exit fee options, no product tie ins
✓ Previous missed payments, defaults and CCJs taken
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The loan amount is based on the loan to value ratio (LTV) from properties current or estimated future value, if renovating. Most bridge lenders will lend up to 75% of the value, but there are some that will stretch this to 85% if the purpose is to renovate and sell the property for profit, after the costs of works.
The usual fees are a valuation fee, legal fees and a lender application or arrangement fee to cover the costs of setting up the loan. There can also be fees if you need to extend the term of the bridge. Its therefore very important that you fully plan your project to avoid unnecessary fees. If you decide to proceed with a bridging loan through Clever Lending we will also charge a fee (as discussed on application) and can help you to ensure you have the correct finance in place for the correct time period.
Bridging loan interest rates are set by considering the property value, size of loan, loan to value (LTV), use of property, condition and location and are usually chargeable on a month basis, instead of the traditional mortgage annual rate.
Due to the slight increase in risk with bridging and the short-term nature, lenders charge slightly higher rates compared to a traditional mortgage.
With bridging loans, interest and payments can be retained, rolled up or serviced, the difference being retained and rolled up, means you make no payments each month and instead they are deducted from the original loan balance.
With serviced, you make the interest payments each month and therefore the remaining balance on exit is the original amount borrowed.
The beauty of a bridge is you can have no monthly payments, using those funds as cash flow during the project and reap the benefits with a quicker sale or say, rental income.
At the end of the bridge finance term, you will need to repay the capital, any added interest and fees in full.
Gone are the days of a ‘computer says no’ process when it comes to lending.
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Competitive rates on bridging loans with 100% LTV available with added security
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First, second and third charge bridging loans available from £100,000 with terms from 1 month to 24 months
Staged release on development
Borrowers can secure renovation funds for various stages of their property renovations
No exit or legal fees
We can offer bridging loans with no exit fees for flexibility of the investment plan
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The above is for comparative purposes only. Please check with your lender or broker for the most up-to-date information and rates at the present time.
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