Completed transaction · Commercial property
The property wasn’t ready for long-term finance yet.
The property wasn’t ready for long-term finance yet.
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- Amount
- £600,000
- Sector
- Commercial property
- Structure
- Refurbishment bridging loan
- Outcome
- Completed
In short
The borrower needed funding for the purchase, and time to complete the works. The borrower gained time to improve the asset before moving onto longer-term finance.
A commercial property needed significant refurbishment before it could be fully occupied.
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The requirement
The borrower needed funding for the purchase, and time to complete the works.
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The challenge
In its existing condition, the property did not fit the preferred long-term lending structure.
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The structure
We arranged bridging finance covering the purchase and refurbishment period, with a refinance planned once the property had been improved.
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The result
The borrower gained time to improve the asset before moving onto longer-term finance.
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