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Plain-English guides to business, property and asset-backed finance. Each one covers how the lending works, what it costs and what lenders will ask for.

Property · 7 min read
How do you refinance out of a bridging loan?

Exit options compared, what the refinance lender checks and what to do if your LTV is too high.

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Property · 6 min read
Should you extend your bridging loan or re-bridge?

Extension fees, default interest and what a new lender looks for.

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Property · 8 min read
Bridging loan or commercial mortgage: when does each make sense?

What lenders check, how the costs compare and how to bridge then refinance.

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Property · 8 min read
Bridging loan or development finance: which does your project need?

How each pays out, LTV, LTGDV and loan to cost, and where the line blurs.

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Property · 7 min read
What is development exit finance?

When it beats extending your build loan, how much you can borrow and how sales release works.

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Property · 4 min read
Open or closed bridging loan: what's the difference?

Confirmed or planned exits, terms, minimum interest and what lenders want to see.

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Property · 6 min read
First or second charge bridging loan?

Combined LTV, first lender consent and when keeping your mortgage makes sense.

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Property · 6 min read
How do you finance an auction purchase in 28 days?

Deadlines, deposits, legal pack red flags and how much you can borrow.

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Property · 4 min read
Light or heavy refurbishment bridging: which do you need?

How lenders define the works, what they fund and how the money is released.

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Property · 7 min read
Can you refinance to remove LPA receivers?

How the appointment ends, the redemption figure and what a new lender needs.

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Property · 7 min read
How do you buy and finance a property from receivers?

Special conditions, title insurance and funding a 28-day completion.

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Property · 2 min read
Regulated or unregulated bridging: what's the difference?

Why it depends on who will live in the property, and what Capito arranges.

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Property · 5 min read
Bridging loan costs explained: rates, fees and exit

Monthly interest, the fees on a term sheet, a worked example and why your exit decides the real cost.

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Business · 7 min read
Invoice factoring or invoice discounting: what's the difference?

Who collects, whether customers know, costs and the contract terms to check.

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Business · 7 min read
Hire purchase, leasing or a business loan for equipment?

Ownership, deposits, VAT timing and tax allowances, with a worked example.

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Business · 4 min read
Business loan vs invoice finance: which fits?

How each one works, a side-by-side comparison, and which suits a one-off need or a recurring cash flow gap.

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Business · 4 min read
How can you fund a VAT or corporation tax bill?

HMRC Time to Pay, a short business loan or invoice finance: costs, penalties and when each fits.

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Private clients · 4 min read
How art-secured lending works in the UK

Who lends against art, how the loan amount is set, possession or not, and what lenders check before they lend.

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