Buying a new home can be a very stressful time, with a whole host of things
that need to be done, such as finding a suitable property, arranging a solicitor
and so on.
If you have found your ideal home, and are relying on the sale of your existing
property in order to fund the purchase then this stress can be further increased
with the worry of selling your house in a timely manner.
Once you have found a buyer and arranged completion dates for both your
sale and the purchase of your new home then you are in a good position in
the chain, however you are also vulnerable to any difficulties that the
buyer of your house faces. If the seller of the house you are buying is
adamant about the completion date you have agreed to, then any delay from
your buyer could mean you losing out on your dream house.
If your buyer does have to delay on the purchase then there is a way for
you to still meet your completion date – use a bridging loan. This
is a way to allow you to raise the money that you were relying on from the
sale of your property, a bridging loan is in effect a short-term mortgage
that is secured on your house. With a bridging loan in place, you can complete
on the purchase on time, and then pay off this debt when the sale of your
house successfully goes through, often in as little of two days, although
bridging loans can be taken out for over a week or more.
Loans UK is a specialist loans site, providing a useful resource for anyone interested in obtaining finance for any purpose.