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Bridging Finance for Auction Purchase

We were approached by an IFA who had tried to obtain bridging finance of £350,000 on a property bought at auction. The client and IFA had approached lenders direct and the IFA had gone to a specialist bridging firm who couldn’t help.

A 10% deposit had been paid at auction and we had less than two weeks to obtain the finance. The buyer was very anxious about losing the deposit and being sued by the seller.

The property was almost derelict and was putting the lenders off. We found out early on that the family were wealthy and had other assets including a profitable hotel which was available as security.

We approached several of our lenders and we met with the owner of the bridging company chosen and gave a presentation to them which explained the transaction in detail and outlined all the risks.  Due to this they didn’t want a valuation and the money was released the day before the deadline.

We negotiated the ability for the business to reduce the debt during the period of the loan to lower interest costs and the house is now being restored and will be back to its former grandeur in the Derbyshire countryside.

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Searchlight Finance Ltd is registered at 98, King Street, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 6HQ. Company Register number is 07929050.

Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Our FCA registration number is 743220. You can check via www.register.fca.org.

We are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office, Z3109319 and you can check via www.ico.org.uk.

We conduct both regulated and unregulated business and therefore not all products provided through us are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

We source finance from the whole of market and may receive commissions that will vary depending on the lender, product, or other permissible factors. The nature of any commission model will be confirmed to you before you proceed.

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