Why 'Shopping Your Deal' Across Multiple Brokers Destroys Your Funding Terms
What commercial lenders and underwriters actually think when your enquiry lands on their desk three times.
4 min readPaul Thompson
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Why 'Shopping Your Deal' Across Multiple Brokers Destroys Your Funding Terms
What commercial lenders and underwriters actually think when your enquiry lands on their desk three times.
4 min readPaul Thompson — Founder & Principal BrokerRead Guide
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Equity Release Explained in Plain English: How It Works & Costs
Lifetime mortgages, home reversion, compound interest, repayment options and moving home.
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Read Guide Equity Release vs RIO Mortgage vs Standard Remortgage Compared
Compare payment commitments, affordability checks and the effect on your estate.
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Practical steps when the capital repayment deadline is approaching.
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Understand voluntary repayments, inheritance protection and tax caveats before gifting.
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Explore council support, savings and downsizing before secured borrowing.
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Compare unsecured loans, credit lines, invoice, asset and property-backed funding — and what each really costs.
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Funding office and shop conversions under Class MA: bridging, staged works funding, GDV caps and MUFB or BTL exits.
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Read Guide Unmortgageable Properties: The Bridging Strategy
How bridging finance unlocks non-standard, uninhabitable and short-lease assets before a refinance exit.
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Read Guide BRR Capital Recycling Calculator
Stress-test a buy, refurbish, refinance exit and see how much capital you can recycle.
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Work back from gross development value to a defensible land price and senior debt quantum.
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Section 24, SPV structures and lender criteria compared for landlords in 2026.
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How lenders view intercompany funding when an SPV buys investment property.
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Moving a personal-name portfolio into a limited company: finance, tax and timing considerations.
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Build the portfolio schedule and business plan that specialist lenders expect to see.
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Read Guide Renters' Rights Opportunity Playbook 2026/27
Where the Renters' Rights reforms create acquisition and refinance opportunities for landlords.
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Read Guide OpCo/PropCo Rent Calculator
Set a defensible rent between your trading and property companies to support commercial debt.
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Read Guide MRR Recurring Revenue Calculator
Estimate facility capacity against monthly recurring revenue for subscription businesses.
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Read Guide SIPP & SSAS Commercial Property
Using pension schemes to buy your business premises, and how lenders approach it.
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Model the cost of upgrading commercial stock and the green-loan pricing it can unlock.
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Read Guide The 2030 EPC Countdown
What proposed minimum energy standards mean for landlords' refinance options.
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A step-by-step programme for tenants purchasing their pub freehold.
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Read Guide Glossary of Financial Terms
79 property and business finance terms, defined plainly.
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Read Guide Understanding ICR & DSCR Benchmarks for Commercial Lenders
How lenders stress rental and trading income, and the benchmarks that decide your loan size.
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Publishing soonTitle Splits & Refurbishment Debt: Unlocking Asset Equity
Splitting freehold blocks into individual titles to release value on refinance.
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The documents, narrative and figures credit committees want to see first.
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Publishing soonThese guides are for general information only and do not constitute financial, tax or legal advice. All finance is subject to lender status, valuation and approval. Seek independent tax and legal advice before acting.