What is a Land Bridging Loan?
Bridging finance for land is a type of short term finance used to purchase or refinance land, quickly. There are a variety of uses for bridging finance against land such as bridging whilst planning permission is obtained or purely to release short term funds.
The purchase of a piece of land, with the intention of applying for planning permission would be ideal for a bridging loan. Once planning permission is granted, you would then refinance to development finance, to allow you to proceed with the build.
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Criteria
Below are the main criteria points to consider when taking out bridging finance against land.
| 1 | Up to 65% Loan to Value (or 100% with additional security). |
| 2 | Agricultural, self-build, development plots, car parks etc. |
| 3 | Rates from 0.95% per month. |
| 4 | Loans from £25,000 with no maximum loan size. |
| 5 | Borrow from 1 month up to 24 months. |
| 6 | No planning permission needed. |
| 7 | Interest can be rolled into the loan. |
| 8 | Loans with no early repayment charges available. |
| 9 | We will consider any exit route. |
| 10 | Regulated or non-regulated. |
| 11 | Adverse credit accepted. |
| 12 | Loans available throughout the UK. |
How Much Can I Borrow?
We are able to bridge against land at up to 65% loan to value (LTV), and can even lend up to 100% LTV with additional security. We can fund loans between £25,000, with no maximum loan size.
How Much Will It Cost?
This depends on a number of factors such as where the land is, what it is used for and whether or not it has the relevant planning permission for the intended use.
If the land has the relevant planning permission to build on and the location is deemed to be good you could expect to pay a rate of around 0.95% per month. If the land has no planning and the location is less desirable 1.25%-1.5% per month is realistic.
In addition to the monthly interest cost, lenders charge a lender arrangement fee – a fee for setting up the loan. This fee is usually between 1.5% and 2% of the loan amount, although this is sometimes discounted as low as 1%, especially on larger loans.
How Quickly Can I Complete?
If the loan is for land acquisition and none of the legal work has begun, 14 days is realistic. If you are looking to release equity from land and a valuation is needed you could expect funds in 7 days of full lender application. The less work needed the quicker you can expect to complete.
About The Author
This content was produced by our Commercial Lending Director, Gary Hemming. Gary has over 15 years’ experience in financial services and specialises in bridging loans, commercial mortgages, development finance and business loans. He is widely respected in his field and regularly provides expert commentary for specialist trade publications, specialist business press as well as local and national press.
Gary Hemming CeMAP CeFA CeRGI CSP -
Commercial Lending Director
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