Types of Commercial Property Funded
Office space, although experiencing a strong dip in demand in the first half of the 2020s, is experiencing a resurgence. This is especially true in urban areas where more and more companies are mandating a return to work as usual while the proportion of workers in hybrid and remote roles is shrinking.
Retail properties encompass high street shops, shopping centres, and standalone units that serve consumer-facing businesses. The retail sector, although it has undergone significant transformation with the rise of e-commerce, still creates opportunities for well-located properties with strong footfall and adaptable spaces. Prime locations with good transport links and demographic profiles generally continue to command strong rental yields.
Industrial properties, including warehouses, distribution centres, and manufacturing facilities, have become increasingly sought-after investments. The boom in e-commerce and logistics has driven strong demand for well-connected industrial space, particularly near major transport hubs and urban centres. These properties typically offer stable, long-term tenancies with established businesses.
Hospitality properties include hotels, guest houses, pubs, and restaurants that combine both operational businesses and property assets. This sector requires specialist knowledge as lenders must assess both the property's physical value and the business's trading performance and potential. Location, reputation, and market positioning are crucial to success in this competitive sector.
Some commercial activity is very unique and requires the expertise and support of a lender familiar with the industry to consider the loan. These property types include things such as gyms/leisure centres, spas, care homes, garages, petrol stations, car parks, showrooms, sports facilities, and theatres, among others. Specialist finance is vital for these non-standard use types.
Specialist Finance Made for Investors
While some high street banks do offer commercial mortgages, these institutions typically prefer low-risk properties in well-suited locations and do not have any appetite for complexity.
That is why many investors turn to specialist finance for funding commercial acquisitions and remortgaging existing investments. Specialist finance is typically used for complex commercial property types, financing through layered company structures, properties with limited comparables or difficult valuations, restrictive covenants, higher LTVs and loans size requirements. Specialist Lenders also tend to be able to work at speed to deliver funding and are typically much faster than mainstream lenders.
Investors usually recognise time-sensitive opportunities or those that don’t neatly fit the high street’s appetite. Specialist finance can help them take hold of these opportunities with greater confidence.
Let Aria Finance match your client’s application with the right lender for their unique borrowing requirements.
Why Consider a Commercial Mortgage for Investment Purposes?
- Typically provides higher yields than residential investments, although there is a much high degree of variability in commercial yields.
- It creates long-term potential for capital growth as well as equity release possibilities for diversification later down the line.
- Commercial mortgages are unregulated and allow more freedom to structure a deal that is tailored to the individual investor and their needs
- Investors adding a commercial property can help diversify their portfolio
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Read story >>Here are just a few examples of what constitutes a commercial property for commercial mortgage purposes:
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- Shops (including those with flats above) \n
- Offices \n
- Warehouses \n
- Factories \n
- Workshops \n
- Garages \n
- Hotels \n
- Restaurants \n
- Pubs \n
Different lenders will have their own eligibility checks. They will typically check the borrower’s:
\n- \n
- Cash flow \n
- Outstanding debts \n
- Projected business income \n
- Ability to pay the deposit and source of funds \n
- Income (full accounts of trading business) credit and assets \n
- 2 year's trading accounts \n
- Last 3 months’ business bank statements \n
- Proof of ID (certified copy of passport or driving licence) \n
- Proof of residency (utility bill or bank statement) \n
Although this will vary between lenders, here are a range of properties which commercial mortgages may suit:
\n\n- \n
- Shops \n
- Offices \n
- Factories \n
- Warehouses \n
- Restaurants \n
- Pubs \n
- B&Bs \n
- Working farms \n
- Mixed usage properties \n
Minimum loan sizes typically start at £20,000 and can range anywhere up to £25 million or more (subject to criteria). This range will vary between lenders.
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Commercial Mortgages
Frequently asked questions
What is a Commercial mortgage?
Who can apply for a Commercial mortgage?
Which types of property can a Commercial mortgage be used for?
Here are just a few examples of what constitutes a commercial property for commercial mortgage purposes:
- Shops (including those with flats above)
- Offices
- Warehouses
- Factories
- Workshops
- Garages
- Hotels
- Restaurants
- Pubs
Here are just a few examples of what constitutes a commercial property for commercial mortgage purposes:
- Shops (including those with flats above)
- Offices
- Warehouses
- Factories
- Workshops
- Garages
- ...
What eligibility checks will there be for Commercial mortgages?
Different lenders will have their own eligibility checks. They will typically check the borrower’s:
- Cash flow
- Outstanding debts
- Projected business income
- Ability to pay the deposit and source of funds
- Income (full accounts of trading business) credit and assets
- 2 year's trading accounts
- Last 3 months’ business bank statements
- Proof of ID (certified copy of passport or driving licence)
- Proof of residency (utility bill or bank statement)
Different lenders will have their own eligibility checks. They will typically check the borrower’s:
- Cash flow
- Outstanding debts
- Projected business income
- Ability to pay the deposit and source of...
What sort of properties can be purchased or refinanced with Commercial mortgages?
Although this will vary between lenders, here are a range of properties which commercial mortgages may suit:
- Shops
- Offices
- Factories
- Warehouses
- Restaurants
- Pubs
- B&Bs
- Working farms
- Mixed usage properties
Although this will vary between lenders, here are a range of properties which commercial mortgages may suit:
- Shops
- Offices
- Factories
- Warehouses
- Restaurants
- Pubs
- B&Bs
- Working farms
- Mixed usage...
How much money can be borrowed with Commercial mortgages?
Minimum loan sizes typically start at £20,000 and can range anywhere up to £25 million or more (subject to criteria). This range will vary between lenders.
Minimum loan sizes typically start at £20,000 and can range anywhere up to £25 million or more (subject to criteria). This range will vary between lenders.
How much of a deposit do I need for a Commercial mortgage?
How long do applications take to complete for Commercial mortgages?
What is the minimum that can be borrowed using a commercial mortgage?
What is the typical repayment term?
Who holds the title deeds with a commercial mortgage?
How long will an application take to complete?
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