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Bridge / Chain
Services / Bridging & Development Finance
Speed, with a planbehind it.
Short-term property finance can bridge an auction deadline, broken chain, refurbishment or development phase. The route is only as credible as the security, cost and exit behind it.
Deadlinemade visible from the first brief
Securityassessed around the property
Exitplanned before the bridge begins
Start with the exit
Fast money.
Slow thinking first.
A bridge is short-term borrowing secured against property. Development finance can support land, build costs and project stages. In both, the lender needs a credible way for the loan to be repaid.
Who it’s for
- Buyers working to an auction or completion deadline.
- Homeowners and investors bridging a chain or an unmortgageable property.
- Developers funding refurbishment, conversion or a ground-up project.
Short-term property routes
Time matters.
So does the exit.
Both belong
in the brief.
Three time-sensitive cases, each needing a different path out.
Close the gap.
A purchase or chain can move before longer-term funds are available, with the repayment route defined from the outset.
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Auction / Refinance
Deadline first.
Evidence ready.
Property, legal pack, deposit, timescale and refinance or sale exit organised for a time-sensitive lender review.
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Build / Refurbish
Fund the work.
Stage the drawdown.
Acquisition, build budget, professional team, contingency and exit brought together for specialist development finance.Explore the investment route ↗The short-term route
Four facts.
Before speed.
OMF makes the deadline, property and exit legible to the right specialist lender.
Name the immovable date
Set out exchange, completion, auction or project timing immediately.
TIME / DATEShow the property
Value, condition, title, works and proposed use shape the route.
ASSET / VALUEMap amount and cost
Deposit, build budget, interest, fees and contingency need one realistic view.
FUNDS / COSTProve how it ends
Sale, refinance or another defined repayment route must be credible.
EXIT / CLEARExit before entry
Name the way out
before the way in.
A specialist lender will test the repayment route as carefully as the property and deadline.
Bridging and development finance can be expensive and places property at risk if the exit does not complete as planned. Some business and commercial arrangements are not FCA regulated.At a glance
The essentials,
held together.
- Common uses
- Auction, chain break, refurbishment, conversion and development.
- Core assessment
- Property security, borrower, deadline, budget and exit.
- Cost
- Interest and fees can be materially higher than standard mortgage borrowing.
- Regulation
- Some bridging, business and commercial finance is not regulated by the FCA.
Bridging and development questions
Questions?
Answered.
01What is a bridging loan?
It is short-term borrowing secured against property, usually used to cover a timing or condition gap until sale, refinance or another repayment route.
02Why is the exit strategy important?
It explains how the short-term loan and its costs will be repaid. Lenders will test whether that route is credible within the proposed term.
03Is bridging finance FCA regulated?
It depends on the borrower, property and purpose. Some residential bridging is regulated; many business or commercial arrangements are not.
A short deadline still needs a full brief.
Auction booked,
or project moving?
Bring the date, property, amount and exit to one focused conversation with the specialist desk.
Time-sensitive reviewExit-led structureRegulation status explained
