Fast Bridging Loans for Urgent Commercial Funding

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Bridge the gap to keep your business on track

At Secured Lending, we provide short-term secured business loans designed to help businesses cover urgent expenses, seize opportunities, or manage temporary cash flow issues, without waiting for long approvals or inflexible banking systems. We are a non-bank, private lender in Australia that can move fast for urgent funding requirements.

What is a Business Bridging Loan?

A bridging loan is a short-term loan that gives your business fast access to capital, usually for 3 to 12 months. It acts as a financial bridge between your current situation and a longer-term solution, such as securing funding, selling an asset, or collecting overdue receivables.

Unlike traditional loans, bridging finance is built for speed, flexibility, and adaptability.

When Can a Short Term Bridging Loan Help?

Business owners turn to bridging loans for situations like:

If it's time-sensitive and essential to your operations or growth, bridging finance can probably help.

Our Bridging Loan Success Stories

Here are some case studies of our recent short term bridging loans:

Bridging Finance for Business Owners With Bad Credit

A bank reads a default on your file and stops there. We start with the property. Where there is equity inside 70% LVR and a documented exit, a bad credit history rarely decides the outcome. Most asset-backed bridging files settle without full financials or tax returns, because the repayment is already funded by the sale or the refinance you are bridging to.

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Industries We Service

Bridging finance for property developers and land settlements

Property Development

A bridging loan funds a land settlement the completed stock has not paid for yet, and covers the balance on a development site where a construction facility is approved but will not be ready by the date on the contract. We lend against the land, the completed stock, or another property in the portfolio, as a first or second mortgage, and we lend our own funds with our own credit authority, so the answer does not go to a committee.

It is repaid when the completed stock settles or a construction facility takes over. That lets a fixed settlement date be met without discounting the last few lots of the previous project to raise the cash, and because our valuation team is in house, raw land and part-complete sites are assessed in days rather than waiting behind a panel queue.

A bridging loan can help you:

  • Settle a land purchase before the previous project has sold down
  • Cover a settlement shortfall when a construction facility is approved but slow to settle
  • Fund holding costs on a land bank while approvals are finalised
  • Release capital tied up in residual stock that is built and not yet sold
  • Buy out a joint venture partner mid-project
  • Borrow behind a first facility that stays in place, as a second mortgage
Private lending for Property Development

Bridging finance for builders and contractors

Construction

A bridging loan covers wages, subcontractors and materials while a progress claim sits unpaid, and funds the deposit or mobilisation on the next contract before the current one pays out. We lend against the yard, the office, or a director's own property.

It is repaid by the progress payment, practical completion, or the sale of the security. Retentions and a slow certifier become a timing problem rather than a cash flow crisis, and because the funds are ours, we can settle in as little as 24 hours when a start date will not move.

A bridging loan can help you:

  • Pay wages and subcontractors while a progress claim sits unpaid
  • Fund the deposit or mobilisation on the next contract
  • Cover a retention released late, or a variation still being argued
  • Buy plant and materials for a job starting before the last one settles
  • Clear an ATO position that threatens a licence or a tender
  • Meet a settlement date that will not move
Private lending for Construction

Bridging finance for property investors and commercial buyers

Real Estate and Property Investors

A bridging loan buys the next property before the current one sells, and settles a commercial or industrial purchase on time where a bank approval has been withdrawn or is still weeks from a committee. We take security over the incoming property, the outgoing one, or the wider portfolio, which is what lets a bid be made unconditionally rather than made conditional on a sale that has not happened yet.

It is repaid when the outgoing property settles, or by a refinance once the asset is tenanted. The practical effect is that the outgoing property is sold on your timing rather than dumped to meet a date somebody else set, and a settlement shortfall found late in a deal costs a few days of interest instead of the deposit.

A bridging loan can help you:

  • Buy at auction before an existing property has sold
  • Settle a commercial or industrial purchase on the date the contract sets
  • Cover a settlement shortfall when a buyer falls over close to the date
  • Complete an off-market purchase that will not wait for a chain to line up
  • Release equity across a portfolio rather than a single title
  • Bridge two settlements that are weeks or months apart
Private lending for Real Estate and Property Investors

Bridging finance for pubs, hotels and venues

Hospitality

A bridging loan releases the equity already held in a venue so a second site can be secured, a fit-out funded, or a refurbishment done in the off season. Freehold operators secure against the venue property itself. Leasehold operators secure against a director's home or investment property, which is the normal pattern in this sector.

It is repaid when an outgoing venue sells, or by a refinance once the trading figures support one. The venue trades as normal for the whole term, and a seasonal year is read as a timing pattern rather than a credit weakness, so a quiet winter does not disqualify a good operator.

A bridging loan can help you:

  • Secure a second venue before the first one has sold
  • Fund a fit-out or refurbishment in the off season
  • Complete a freehold purchase on the date the contract sets
  • Buy out a business partner or a departing operator
  • Pay for equipment, or a licence that comes with the site
  • Release equity from a venue that keeps trading throughout
Private lending for Hospitality

Bridging finance for retailers

Retail

A bridging loan pays suppliers for peak season stock months before the takings arrive, and covers a fit-out, a new site, or a lease incentive that has to be paid up front. Most retailers lease their space, so the security is usually a director's home or an investment property rather than the shop.

It is repaid out of the season the stock was bought for, or by a refinance once that trading period is banked. The order can go in at the size the season actually needs instead of being cut back to whatever the current cash position allows, and a supplier discount that only holds for a short window can be taken rather than missed.

A bridging loan can help you:

  • Order peak season stock months before the takings arrive
  • Take a supplier discount that only holds for a short window
  • Pay for a fit-out, a new site, or a lease incentive up front
  • Buy inventory in bulk ahead of a price rise
  • Clear an ATO position that has fallen behind after a quiet quarter
  • Borrow against a director's home or investment property, not the shop
Private lending for Retail

Bridging finance for wholesalers and importers

Wholesale and Distribution

A bridging loan pays the supplier and clears a shipment so the stock reaches the shelf and starts earning. We lend against the warehouse where it is owned, and against a director's property where the premises are leased.

It is repaid as the stock sells through, or when a debtor finance facility takes over. That means a large order can be accepted rather than declined because capital is still tied up in the last container, and goods do not sit at the port accruing storage while funding is arranged.

A bridging loan can help you:

  • Pay for a container or shipment before the stock sells through
  • Commit to a bulk buy at a price that will not be repeated
  • Cover customs, freight and storage on goods already in transit
  • Bridge the gap between paying a supplier and being paid by a customer
  • Accept a large order that would otherwise be declined on cash flow
  • Borrow against the warehouse, or a director's property on a leased site
Private lending for Wholesale and Distribution

Bridging finance for manufacturers

Manufacturing

A bridging loan funds the materials, tooling and labour on an order the customer will not pay for until delivery, and it funds plant, machinery, or the site next door when it comes up. Owner occupiers secure against the industrial property. Leaseholders secure against a director's property.

It is repaid when the customer pays, or by a longer-term facility once the order is delivered and invoiced. Equity comes out of the factory without the plant stopping, so a large order is accepted rather than turned away because the working capital line will not stretch to it.

A bridging loan can help you:

  • Fund materials, tooling and labour on an order paid for on delivery
  • Buy plant or machinery ahead of the contract that justifies it
  • Settle the industrial property next door when it comes up unexpectedly
  • Take on a large order that would strain the working capital line
  • Bridge to a longer-term facility that is approved but not yet settled
  • Release equity from the factory without the plant stopping
Private lending for Manufacturing

Bridging finance for transport and warehousing operators

Transport and Warehousing

A bridging loan puts trucks, trailers or racking in place before a contract start date, and funds the purchase of a depot when a lease ends and the site goes to market. We lend against the depot or warehouse, and against a director's property where the site is leased.

It is repaid from the contract receipts, by an asset finance facility once the equipment is earning, or by a refinance. A contract that has been won gets signed rather than handed back because the fleet could not be ready in time.

A bridging loan can help you:

  • Put trucks, trailers or racking in place before a contract start date
  • Bridge the gap between winning the work and being paid for it
  • Meet a depot settlement date when a lease ends and the site goes to market
  • Fund a racking install or depot fit-out between tenancies
  • Cover fleet compliance or upgrade costs that cannot wait
  • Take on a contract that starts before the last one pays
Private lending for Transport and Warehousing

Bridging finance for software and technology companies

Technology

A bridging loan funds an acquisition, an engineering team or a production run in the months before a raise, an R&D refund or an enterprise invoice is paid. The facility is interest only for the term, so it does not draw on the cash the company is putting into the hire, the acquisition or the build.

It is repaid when the round closes, the refund is paid, or the invoice settles. An acquisition can complete on the date set in the share sale agreement rather than waiting on an investor's timetable, which matters when the vendor is talking to more than one buyer.

A bridging loan can help you:

  • Complete an acquisition before the round that was going to fund it closes
  • Fund an engineering team in the months before the revenue it builds arrives
  • Pay for a hardware production run ahead of the purchase orders
  • Carry an enterprise contract through 90 day payment terms
  • Cover costs between lodging an R&D tax incentive claim and being paid
  • Buy out an early shareholder on a date fixed in the shareholders agreement
Private lending for Technology

Bridging finance for practices and professional firms

Professional Services

A bridging loan funds a practice buy-in, a book or patient list acquisition, or a departing partner's exit, on the vendor's timetable rather than a lender's. These firms almost always lease their rooms, so the security is a director's home or investment property, which is the standard pattern in this sector.

It is repaid when the long-term practice facility settles. The practice keeps operating throughout, goodwill is not what we are lending against, and a deadline set by a vendor is met rather than lost to a buyer who could move sooner.

A bridging loan can help you:

  • Fund a practice buy-in, or an equity partner's entry
  • Acquire a book, a patient list, or a competing practice
  • Fund a departing partner's exit
  • Pay for a fit-out, equipment, or the purchase of the rooms
  • Bridge to a practice facility that is approved but not yet settled
  • Borrow against a director's home or investment property
Private lending for Professional Services

Bridging finance for aged care and retirement village operators

Aged Care and Retirement Living

A bridging loan settles the purchase of a residential aged care facility or a retirement village on the contract date, while a bank or specialist aged care lender is still completing its valuation of a specialised property. It also funds a deposit on land for a new facility before construction funding is in place, and refunds of accommodation deposits that fall due before the next resident's deposit is paid.

It is repaid when the bank or specialist aged care lender settles its long-term loan, when construction funding is arranged, or from the sale of a property. Our own valuers assess the freehold property on a going-concern basis, taking any residents' charges into account, so the settlement date in the contract does not wait on an external valuer.

A bridging loan can help you:

  • Settle a facility purchase before the sector lender has finished its valuation
  • Pay a deposit on land for a new facility ahead of construction funding
  • Buy retirement village land on the contract date while long-term finance is arranged
  • Refund an accommodation deposit before the next resident's deposit is paid
  • Include refurbishment of rooms and bathrooms in the amount paid at settlement
  • Move to a specialist aged care lender once the purchase has settled
Private lending for Aged Care and Retirement Living

Bridging finance for motels, hotels and holiday parks

Accommodation and Tourism

A bridging loan settles the purchase of a motel, a hotel or a caravan park on the contract date, before the specialist going-concern valuation and the years of occupancy figures a bank wants are ready. It also buys a short-stay investment property before another investment sells, and pays for new cabins or a refurbishment as one amount at settlement.

It is repaid by a refinance once the property has traded under your ownership, or by the sale of the other property. Where the repayment plan needs it, the term is set to run through a full peak and off-peak season, so the refinance is assessed on a complete trading year rather than a quiet winter.

A bridging loan can help you:

  • Settle a motel or hotel purchase before the specialist valuation is complete
  • Buy a caravan or holiday park on the date the vendor has set
  • Buy a short-stay property before another investment property sells
  • Pay for new cabins at settlement, ahead of the holiday season
  • Buy student accommodation before the start of the academic year
  • Refinance once a full peak and off-peak season is on record
Private lending for Accommodation and Tourism

Bridging finance for self-storage operators

Self-Storage

A bridging loan buys the property next door to a full storage site on the seller's timetable, settles an established facility before a long-term loan is approved, or buys a warehouse for conversion before its units are fitted out. The fit-out of the added units can be paid as one amount at settlement.

It is repaid by a refinance once the new units are let and occupancy is established, or by the sale of another property. A lender assessing income waits for that occupancy, and the bridging loan covers the months between the purchase and the point the site has the income a long-term lender needs.

A bridging loan can help you:

  • Buy the adjoining property when it comes up for sale
  • Settle an established storage facility before a long-term loan is approved
  • Buy a warehouse to convert before its storage units are fitted out
  • Pay for the fit-out of new units at settlement rather than in stages
  • Buy a new storage site before another property sells
  • Refinance the combined site once the new units are let
Private lending for Self-Storage

"With bridging finance, it really comes down to exit certainty, and that is where we like to start. Once we can see the contract, walk through the settlement timeline with you, and understand what retires the debt, we can move quickly. Where those pieces line up and the LVR sits under 70%, we are glad to have a term sheet in front of you within 24 hours."

Gino Tabila

Gino Tabila

Associate Director

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Recently Asked Questions

It can. With both factories as security, the combined value is about $4.0 million, and all lending across both properties, including the $300,000 already owing, has to stay within 70% of that, which is $2.8 million. That leaves room for up to $2.5 million of new money, more than the $2,160,000 balance due at settlement. The loan is repaid when your current factory sells. Send us both addresses and the contract this week, so the valuation is done well inside the 60 days.

Yes, if you start this week. Send us the address of the property you are bidding on, the most you expect to pay, and the property that will secure the loan, so our in-house valuation team can assess both before Saturday. Decisions come back in hours, and a letter of offer is issued once terms are agreed. Keep your bidding limit inside what the assessment supports, because the loan is capped at 70% of the assessed value of the security, not the price you pay on the day.

Yes. Completed dwellings are real property, so the four townhouses can secure a bridging loan that repays the construction lender in full. If they are valued at $950,000 each, the total is $3.8 million and 70% of that is $2.66 million, which covers the $2.1 million owing. The loan is then repaid from the sales. Call us now rather than in week five, because the valuation and the payout figure from the construction lender both need time.

Yes. We lend against the site as it stands today, valued as land, not on what the finished project will be worth. The loan settles the purchase and is repaid when the construction facility starts after approval, or by a sale of the site. Send us the contract, the application number and the planning timeline you have been given, because the exit is the part we look at most closely on a site without approval.

Yes. A bridging loan can fund the goods and services tax at settlement, secured by the building you are buying or another property you own, and it is repaid when the input tax credit from your BAS is paid to you. Ask your accountant when that BAS can be lodged and when the credit should be paid, so the loan term matches it. Our terms start at one month.

Yes. We lend our own funds and our valuation team is in house, so a decision comes back in hours and settlement can follow within 24 hours of approval. We do not need your current property sold first, because it can be part of the security while it is on the market. Our bridging rates start from 9.7% p.a. Put that next to the rate your bank quoted and weigh it against the risk of missing a settlement date.

Yes. The loan is secured by your commercial property, not by the business you are buying. Total lending against the property can reach 70% of $2.6 million, which is $1.82 million, and with $500,000 already owing that leaves $1.32 million, enough to cover the $1.2 million price. The loan funds are paid to your business to complete the purchase, and the bank's acquisition loan repays us when it is ready. Send us the bank's approval and its expected funding date.

Yes. Your company is the borrower, and both properties can secure the one loan: the one you own personally and the one the company is buying. Lending across both stays within 70% of their combined value. When your own property sells, the sale proceeds repay the loan. Your solicitor will explain what it means for you to offer a property you own personally as security for the company's loan.

Yes. The other property you own can secure a bridging loan for the $400,000, as long as all lending against it stays within 70% of its value. The loan funds are paid to your business before exchange, and the loan is repaid when the purchase settles or the other property is sold or refinanced. Send us the property address, what is owing on it and the contract today, so the decision is back well before Friday.

Not necessarily. Tell us the day the buyer withdraws. Our terms run to 24 months and extensions are considered case by case, so a relisting with a realistic timeline, or a refinance of the loan, are things we can discuss before the term ends. The position to avoid is saying nothing until the term expires. Bring us the agent's advice on price and timing, so we can talk about the new exit with real numbers.

We lend from $250,000 up to $10 million against commercial or residential property security. If your funding requirement sits within that range, we can structure a facility that matches it. For deals above $10 million, contact us directly to discuss what's possible.

Yes, and it is one of the more common reasons a bridging file reaches us. An approval withdrawn days out from settlement is a timing problem rather than a credit problem, so we assess the property and the exit instead of re-running the process the bank just abandoned. Where the security is clean and the equity sits inside 70% LVR, a decision comes back in hours and settlement can follow within 24. If the date is inside a week, call us rather than submitting a form.

It funds the difference between what you have available at settlement and what the contract requires. That gap usually opens when a valuation lands under the contract price, a co-purchaser withdraws, or the sale that was funding the purchase falls over late. We take a first or second mortgage over the incoming property, another property you already hold, or both, on an interest-only facility of 1 to 24 months. It is repaid when the delayed sale settles or the long-term finance arrives.

Yes. We settle land purchases, land bank holdings and development sites, and vacant land is acceptable security. Raw land is assessed more conservatively than a completed building, because the resale market for it is thinner, so the lend is written against the land value rather than an end value. The exit carries the most weight: a sale, a construction facility taking over, or a refinance once approvals are in place.

Regularly. Developers use bridging to settle a site before the previous project has sold down, to carry holding costs while approvals are finalised, to release capital from residual stock that is built and not yet sold, and to bridge to a construction facility that is approved but slow to settle. Security is the site, the completed stock, or another property in the portfolio, taken as a first or second mortgage.

Yes, and it is the original use of a bridging loan. We take security over the incoming property, the outgoing one, or both, which lets you bid unconditionally instead of making an offer subject to a sale that has not happened yet. The loan is repaid when the outgoing property settles. The practical benefit is that you sell on your own timing rather than discounting to meet a date somebody else set.

Up to 70% of assessed value, which is the same ceiling that applies to residential and industrial security. On a purchase we work from the assessed value rather than the contract price, so where those two differ, the lower figure sets the lend. If that leaves a shortfall, a second property can be added as additional security to bring the combined position back inside 70%.

Usually. Our valuation team is in house, so a file does not sit in a panel queue waiting its turn. Access to the property is normally the real constraint rather than the valuation itself, which means the single most useful thing you can do is line up the agent, tenant or site manager for inspection at the same time as you call us.

Tell us as soon as you know. An extension before loan documents are issued is straightforward to accommodate. An extension after funds have drawn is a different conversation, because interest is already running. Our terms run to 24 months and extensions are considered case by case, so the position to avoid is going quiet and letting a term expire without raising it.

Yes. As a private lender, we assess your application primarily on the strength of the security property and the viability of your exit strategy. Not on whether your financials tick every bank checkbox. If your business has seasonal income, is early-stage, or carries some credit history complexity, a private bridging loan is often the most practical path to funding.

Your exit strategy is central to how we assess your application. The most common exits we see are: sale of the security property, refinance to a long-term bank or non-bank lender once your financials settle, or completion of a development or business transaction that generates the repayment. Whatever your exit looks like, we need to see a realistic, documented path to repayment before settlement.

A bank overdraft or line of credit is designed for ongoing, recurring cash flow. It is a revolving facility tied to your trading history and serviceability. A private bridging loan is a short-term, asset-secured facility designed to solve a specific, time-bound funding need. The approval criteria are different, the speed is different, and the purpose is different. If your need is urgent and tied to a transaction or asset event, a bridging loan is almost always the more appropriate tool.

Our rates start from 9.7% p.a. The rate you're offered depends on factors including the loan-to-value ratio (LVR) of your security, the strength and clarity of your exit strategy, the loan term, and the complexity of your application. Lower LVR and a clean exit typically attract the best pricing.

Our loan terms run from 1 to 24 months, and we understand that business timelines don't always go to plan. If you're approaching the end of your term and your exit is delayed, contact us as early as possible. Extensions can be considered on a case-by-case basis. The worst position you can put yourself in is saying nothing until you're in default.

Yes, we run one, but it informs the file rather than decides it. A credit report tells us what pressure you are under and who else has an interest in the property, which is genuinely useful. It is not a pass or fail gate. Defaults, judgments, arrears and a discharged bankruptcy are all things we can work with where the equity and the exit hold up.

Yes. Bridging finance also covers deadlines such as an expiring private loan, a business purchase or GST due on a commercial property, and each has its own page.

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