Bridging finance
Good Practice Guide
Publication date:
06 January 2020
Last updated:
18 December 2023
Author(s):
Society of Mortgage Professionals, Enterprise Finance
Ways to provide a bridging loan for a client.
A bridge is a short-term interest-only loan that usually has a term of up to 18 months. Bridging loans can be as short as one week but are usually between 1 and 12 months.
Bridging can be arranged for almost any borrower raising funds against a UK based security. This includes the ability to raise funding for foreign national clients purchasing or refinancing property in the UK. In addition bridging finance can be raised for individuals, UK limited companies or offshore entities.
There are many reasons your client may need a bridging loan and there are many benefits to this type of finance.
This Good Practice Guide, written in association with Enterprise Finance, examines the following:
- What is bridging finance?
- When is the best time to use a bridge?
- What are the benefits of bridging?
- What are the risks of bridging?
- How is bridging regulated?
Read the Good Practice Guide HERE
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