Monthly Archives: November 2012

Bridging Loan Advice – What To Look For

Bridging loans are a useful facility when it comes to short-term loans. They come in handy when you have a large financial need that you need serviced quickly. These short-term loans are a cost effective option when looking to borrow large cash amounts. Usually, bridging loan amounts are given from 25,000 pounds.

Bridging Loan Advice

Before you can acquire your bridging loan, you must have an exit plan in place. This is important because the loans are short term and you must repay your loan before its term ends. Bridging loans can be quite costly when used for purposes other than short term since they have a higher interest rate and also charge a renewal fee should the repayment term go overboard. One of the major exit strategies people have is offsetting a property. With such a plan in place, you need to consider whether or not the property’s value will be sufficient and if the property can indeed be offset quickly.

Still on bridging loan advice, another option you may want to consider is refinancing. This especially works when you took out the loan to work on a development or renovate a property that was in a poor state. Your now restored building or newly developed property can be used to step in as security to refinance your loan.

Alternatives to a Bridging Loan

A good alternative to taking these loans is using financing facilities such as a buy to let mortgage, development finance, secured loans, asset loans, commercial loans and commercial mortgages. These options give you more time to repay your loan hence more flexible interest rates and you are also able to get more funds available for your project.

While bridging loans are great in meeting quick financial needs, they are not always the friendliest option. Using the options given with the bridging loan advice above, you should be able to find a suitable finance option for your financial needs.

What Is Development Finance?

Property developers usually need to invest considerable sums of money into their projects, quite often for a lengthy period of time, before they can sell or refinance their development and see a return on their investment.

Building projects are very often funded using development finance, which is a method of finance specifically tailored to suit the funding of construction projects.

Money can be released in stages as it is required, which saves the borrower interest charges, and total borrowing takes into consideration the end value of the development, where other finance methods would base their lending on the value of the security at the time of application or survey.

Dwelling in Canterbury Is Fairly Cool.

With Theatre, dance, and festivals, living in Canterbury can be a pretty cool place to live.

I’ve been living here for a few years now, and have to admit, Canterbury is so much more than just a cathedral.

One of the best things about Canterbury is the shopping, purely because there’s so many shops to choose from, so no matter what type of shop you like going to, Canterbury is the high street to check out.

With Christmas around the corner, there is so much you can do, with Charlton Park Christmas Fair being one that I can personally recommend, because it has such the Christmas feel, it makes the atmosphere in Canterbury like no other.

Have you been to this fair, if so, what do you think about it?

When In Canterbury, Go To Bed!

When it comes to going to Canterbury, it’s not the most exciting place in the world, which is why it’s fun to just get home, and get into bed, and chill for the evening. It’s even better when you have a new fitted bedroom to look at rather than a messy, cluttered bedroom like u had last week 🙂

Why A Fitted Bedroom Could Make A Difference

When you opt to whether you’re moving to a new home or looking to update your current one, there are a number of reasons why people choose to redesign their bedrooms.

Bedrooms are far more than just the place we go to sleep every night; bedrooms are a place of relaxation, romance and contemplation. So, it’s understandable why people want to create the right atmosphere and environment that mirrors their unique taste and idea of comfort. However, not all of us have the interior design skills to create the style of bedroom that best suits us. While many of us might have a flair for choosing the odd item of furniture, for many of us it really is a case of knowing you have found the right bedroom once you step into it.

That’s where the benefits of choosing to have your bedroom fully fitted come in. Fitted bedrooms allow you to tailor your new bedroom to suit your own unique taste, without having to come up with all of the imaginative hard work and creativity that goes into creating stylish and personalised bedrooms. After all, what sort of room is more personal than our bedrooms, the place where we are at our most intimate and personal?

Fitted bedrooms can cover any range of personal style and tastes. Whether you’re looking for the fun and cheerfulness of a children’s bedroom, the elegance and sophistication of a master bedroom or the raw, macho qualities of a bachelor pad, choosing to purchase a fitted bedroom can translate your vague creative idea into a ready to install reality.

Some of the other benefits that are available when choosing a fitted bedroom include:

Cost effective

Have a professional install fully fitted bedrooms for you, you can expect radical savings compared to trying to do it all yourself.

Professionals can get the materials at cost price and shopping around between fitted bedroom providers can help you find a competitive price for the best quality goods.

Professional

By getting a professional to implement your fitted bedroom design, you can rest easy knowing what sort of end result you can expect. Whether it’s stylish and sleek, bare and minimal or you’re all about the floral prints, fitted bedrooms allow you to create your dream space tailored to your own preferences.

Time is on your side

As anyone who has attempted a home repair or renovations job will tell you, it’s easy to let the work slide down the list of your priorities. Before you know it, the bedroom redesign will halt a long way from your dream leisure space. By opting for a professional fitted bedroom, you can name a completion date and watch the bedroom transform before your eyes.

We’re just about to undertake a massive house project including an extension and completely refitting our bedrooms as the storage we originally opted for in our master bedroom was poorly designed and not thought out. We’ve opted for fitted wardrobes this time round and the company we’ve gone with have come up with some truly fantastic ideas that will hopefully ease our clutter issues!

Bedroom Fitter In Ashford – Which One Is Best?

If, like me you have a small bedroom, and want to get more space for your clothes, or especially, for your wifes’ clothes, then what’s better, sliding door wardrobes, or walk in wardrobes?

I live in Ashford, Kent, and am looking for a bedroom fitter in ashford that can help me decide which one to go for.

BMW 3 Series Help Needed Please

When does a used bmw 3 series become the ideal car to have? Well, I’m currently looking at getting a second hand bmw at the moment, so want to find out if anyone out there can help point me in the right direction on telling me what to look for to tell if I’m going to be getting a good deal, or if I’m getting the “Friday car”

If you’ve recently purchased a used car, especially a bmw, I would really appreciate it if you could get in touch and let me know what I should keep an eye out for.

Buying a used car What you need to think about

Buying a used car is a great way of cutting the cost of yourdriving as most new cars lose around 40% of their value in the first year.

But there are risks so it’s important to take your time rather than rush into any deal, and to buy as far as possible with your head rather than your heart

How long can I take a bridging loan out for?

The FSA states that a bridging loan is a short term facility that is no longer than 12 months. Therefore many bridging loan provider are reluctant to provide facilities that are longer than 1 year. However, there are many lenders out there offering short term facilities over 12 months, typically up to 18 months and even 24 months.