Bridging finance

We'll lend where:

• the property which is security for the loan is lived in by you (owner occupier);
• you''ll not live in the property and will let it (buy to let); or
• you’re refurbishing a property (investment property loan).

Investment property loans and buy to let mortgages are not regulated by the FCA and will be unregulated unless they’re consumer buy to let. A buy to let mortgage will not normally be classed as consumer buy to let unless you only have one buy to let property and didn’t purchase that property to let (e.g. you inherited it or originally purchased it to live in). Consumer buy to let mortgages are subject to the requirements of the Mortgage Credit Directive Order (the Order) which is supervised by the FCA.

If you have an investment property loan or buy to let mortgage that’s not classed as consumer buy to let, we’ll include a condition in the mortgage offer explaining that as the agreement is wholly or predominantly for the purpose of a business carried on or intended to be carried on by you, you’ll not have the benefit of the protection and remedies available under the Order or the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. You agree to this by signing the mortgage deed.

Our bridging loans are available for a minimum of 1 month and maximum of 12 months for regulated mortgage contracts, and 18 months for non-regulated mortgage contracts.

Interest only mortgages

Your mortgage will be interest only and your monthly payment only covers a payment of interest charged to your mortgage. At the end of the mortgage term, you’ll still owe the amount that you borrowed and you need to repay this as a lump sum. You’ll need to have appropriate arrangements in place by the end of the mortgage term to repay the amount owed in full.

Remember, if you're concerned that you'll be unable to meet your mortgage repayments now or in the near future, please ensure you call us as soon as possible on 0800 781 8558.

For details of the fees and charges that may apply during the life of your mortgage read our Tariff of Mortgage Charges booklet. In addition you may need to pay a product fee, the amount of which will vary depending on the product you choose, the amount of this fee will be included in section 8 of the mortgage illustration and mortgage offer.

It’s important to remember that your adviser may charge you for advising you on your mortgage. Please ensure that you check this with them and confirm what their charges will be.

With this type of mortgage we’re unable to accept regular or lump sum overpayments.

We’ll require a legal charge over the property and any additional security. This may be a first charge or a second legal charge ranking behind the current first mortgage.

We’re able to lend on properties in England, Wales and selected postcodes in Scotland, subject to certain restrictions on the types of properties that we will lend on. Your broker will be able to provide you with further information on these restrictions.

To help us confirm whether properties are adequate security for the mortgage, we’ll either arrange for a physical property valuation to be carried out or will use a valuation model to assess the current value of your property rather than carrying out a full inspection of it. Your broker will tell you which method we’re using.

Where we require a physical inspection, the valuation must be provided from a valuer on our panel of approved independent surveyors and valuers. If you’re responsible for paying the costs of the valuation you’ll have been told this in section 8 the mortgage illustration and the cost will be included in section 8 of the mortgage offer.

Please note, the valuer is not our agent for the purposes of any valuation or report and we accept no responsibility for the contents of any valuation or report.

For the purchase or remortgage of a property, we’ll instruct a solicitor or other conveyancer to act on our behalf, ensuring that the property will be satisfactory security for our loan and that we have a charge over it.

We’ll normally instruct the same conveyancer who is acting for you, providing that they’re on our conveyancer panel. If you wish to instruct a conveyancer who does not feature on our conveyancer panels, we’ll instruct a conveyancer from these panels to act on our behalf.

It’s important to remember that you’ll be responsible for all the legal fees and disbursements including the fees of our conveyancer, where you’ve instructed a different conveyancer to us.

We’re unable to lend to you unless you’re resident in the UK and our assessment of your ability to repay the mortgage will only be on income you receive in £’s sterling and assets you hold in £’s sterling.

As a condition of your mortgage, you must ensure that adequate insurance to cover loss and damage to the property is maintained throughout the mortgage term. You don’t need to buy this insurance through Precise.

Your mortgage payments are not automatically protected in the event of accident, sickness or unemployment. In view of this, you may wish to consider protecting yourself and your family against the potential loss of your income. If a situation arises where you’re unable to work and as such struggle to meet your mortgage repayments, this could lead to the risk of you losing your home. You may also wish to consider life insurance to help ensure mortgage repayments in the event of your death.

Your broker may be able to help you arrange payment protection or life insurance but it’s not a condition of your mortgage that you have these policies. We’re unable to advise you on the suitability of any arrangements you may make, whether privately or through your broker.

If you experience difficulty meeting your mortgage payments you can contact us by:

• Writing to us at PO Box 6075 Wolverhampton WV10 6TD
• Calling us on 0800 781 8558

We have a team of experienced staff available to provide you with information and support. You can also find useful information on the Money Advice Service website at moneyadviceservice.org.uk or by calling 0300 500 5000.

Where you don't make your monthly payments or breach the terms of your mortgage in any way:

• There may be additional costs for you where we have to carry out further work. Information regarding our fees and charges, and our right to change them can be found in our Tariff of Mortgage Charges and the General Mortgage Conditions - England and Wales version or the General Mortgage Conditions - Scotland version.
• Additionally, you’ll have to pay any costs we pay for insurance and to third parties (e.g. solicitors, asset managers, receivers) that we may instruct to recover any money owed to us or protect our interest in the property.
• We may also pay, on your behalf, any costs and charges associated with the property where you’ve failed to, and we reasonably consider it necessary to do so to protect our interest in the property. We’ll add these costs and charges to the amount you owe and which you have to repay to us.
• If you fail to make your monthly payments then this information will be passed to credit reference agencies, which may impact on your ability to take out further loans.
• As a last resort, your property may be repossessed if you do not keep up with payments.
• We may also appoint a ‘receiver’ to collect rent, manage and potentially sell property which is not your home. The receiver acts as your agent and therefore we are not legally responsible for their actions.