Exit Strategy Finder

Find lenders who accept your planned exit route. Your exit strategy is the most important factor in bridging loan approval.

What is an Exit Strategy?

An exit strategy is how you plan to repay the bridging loan. Unlike mortgages, bridging loans are short-term (typically 12-18 months), so lenders need confidence you can repay within the term. Your exit determines whether a lender will approve your application.

Sell the property Refinance to mortgage Receive inheritance Sell a business

Choose Your Exit Strategy

Sale Exit Strategy

Lenders who accept property sale as your exit

Universal 6 lenders →

BTL Refinance Exit

Refinance to a Buy-to-Let mortgage on completion

Very Common 6 lenders →

Residential Refinance Exit

Refinance to a residential mortgage for your own home

Common 5 lenders →

Commercial Refinance Exit

Refinance to a commercial mortgage on completion

Specialist 5 lenders →

Development Sale Exit

Sell completed development units to repay the loan

Development Specialists 5 lenders →

Inheritance Exit

Repay using funds from an inheritance or estate

Selective 4 lenders →

Business Sale Exit

Repay using proceeds from selling your business

Case by Case 3 lenders →

Tips for a Strong Exit Strategy

Do

  • • Provide evidence supporting your exit (AIP, sale agreement, probate)
  • • Have a realistic timeline for your exit
  • • Consider a secondary/backup exit strategy
  • • Be honest about any potential complications

Don't

  • • Rely on speculative or unproven exits
  • • Assume refinance will be available without checking
  • • Underestimate how long your exit might take
  • • Ignore the cost of extending if exit is delayed