Renovating any property takes vision and nerve.
It demands big upfront investment before any return can be expected, so short-term finance is essential to get boots on-site, or keep them there.
At Roma Finance we do refurbishment finance a bit differently. We have light, medium and heavy refurbishment and the difference between them is based purely on how much is being spent on the refurbishment compared to the Current Market Value (CMV).
Light Refurbishment – spend of between 20% – 50% of the CMV on works
Medium Refurbishment – spend of between 50% – 100% of the CMV on works
Heavy Refurbishment – spend of over 100% of the CMV on works
- Rates from 0.93%
- LTV up to 70% on light and medium, and 65% on heavy
- Loans from £75,000 to £3 million
- No exit fee
- Intelligent touch underwriting for quick decisions and completions
- Lending across England, Scotland and Wales
Got a question? We have answers.
A refurbishment loan is a type of bridging loan, a secured borrowing available for developers and landlords looking to improve a property before selling or renting out. The finance is essentially to cover the costs of property refurbishment.
The definitions for light medium and heavy refurbishment are different for each lender. The nature of the requirements will determine which option is most appropriate. At Roma, our guidelines are as follows:
- Light – Cost of Works are 20%-50% of Current Market Value
- Medium – Cost of Works are 50%-100% of Current Market Value
- Heavy – Cost of Works are over 100% of Current Market Value
Six steps from enquiry
to completion
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Over many years of arranging bridging finance, the Roma team is continually refining the process to make it hassle-free and responsive. Above all to make it quick and slick, because property deadlines are tight deadlines.
It takes a team who love to lend to fast-track cases, twin-track the legals and the underwriting… do whatever it takes to drive the sale forward.
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Yet no matter how rapidly we’re working, we always take the trouble to understand what makes each case different, and keep everyone informed at every stage.
Need to complete within 48 hours? We can run stages 2 – 5 simultaneously, and may even release funds to our solicitor before the due diligence process has been completed.
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1. Initial enquiry
Call us on 0161 817 7480, email or complete the enquiry form and your loan is on its way.
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2. Agreement in principle
The AIP accelerates the process by telling you exactly what we need before we can underwrite your loan, also providing Open Banking instructions.
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3. Valuation instruction
We’ll get a third party valuation arranged ASAP, and get to the underwrite so we can confirm the terms in writing as quickly as possible.
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4. Instruct solicitors
As soon as the terms have been accepted, we instruct our solicitor to send the legal papers to yours. This is even quicker when the case benefits from dual legal representation.
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5. Completion
Funds are released, so nothing delays the deal.
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6. Loan service
Your customer service representative will be in touch to explain what happens next and how to manage the loan through to redemption.
At Roma Finance we understand that every property transaction is unique.
That’s why we put flexibility and service at the forefront of everything we do. Tell us what kind of finance you need and we’ll find a way to make it happen.
- Fast: most bridging cases completed within 28 days
- Flexible: lending for every property type
- Simple: we have reinvented and streamlined the legal and underwriting process
- Trusted: we value integrity, and customers keep coming back
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Our intermediary team
is ready when you areSimply select your region and you’ll meet the vastly experienced experts whose job it is to make your job easier.
- North of England & Scotland
- North West & North Wales
- South West & South Wales
- Midlands
- South East
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