Bridging Loans
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dazmanultra

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448 posts

121 months

Tuesday 2nd April 2019
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Looking at a property in our dream location, with the intention to knock down and rebuild in the future - this is a plot the likes of probably won't come up again in our lifetime in our area. Currently our place is unencumbered so I'm looking at a 1st charge bridging loan in order to make our offer proceedable before we've sold our house. Unfortunately, from what I'm told I'm unlikely to be able to get a mortgage due to my income not being stable (currently running a start-up but the rest of my income comes from property and investments). Anything to look our for when it comes to this type of finance please?

Dick Dastardly

8,326 posts

292 months

Tuesday 2nd April 2019
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As it's for a house you'll live in at some point, it sounds like that'll be a regulated bridge. Unless you can prove to a lender how you'll repay the loan, you are unlikely to get one and that probably means committing to selling your property in the short-medium term rather than some future date TBD.

Otherwise, you could look at commercial bridging (which will fund pretty much anything) but it'll be a lower LTV and higher interest rate.

Mortgage_tom

1,548 posts

255 months

Tuesday 2nd April 2019
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dazmanultra said:
Looking at a property in our dream location, with the intention to knock down and rebuild in the future - this is a plot the likes of probably won't come up again in our lifetime in our area. Currently our place is unencumbered so I'm looking at a 1st charge bridging loan in order to make our offer proceedable before we've sold our house. Unfortunately, from what I'm told I'm unlikely to be able to get a mortgage due to my income not being stable (currently running a start-up but the rest of my income comes from property and investments). Anything to look our for when it comes to this type of finance please?
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dogz

352 posts

285 months

Wednesday 3rd April 2019
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Last resort only - very expensive on monthly rate 1% to 1.5% is usual

If its the only way to get what you want and the finances stack then go for it - just be very prudent in you calculations